put to use

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

STRONG

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

WEAK

avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away run out of run through throw away wash up wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill save

STRONG

appear create hoard

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

VERB

employ

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply engage exploit handle occupy operate spend use utilize

STRONG

bestow exercise exert fill manipulate

WEAK

bring to bear keep busy take up use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be lazy surrender yield

STRONG

take

WEAK

fire ignore lay off let go misuse shun unemploy

VERB

exploit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse apply capitalize on employ handle manipulate mine profit from use utilize

STRONG

bleed exercise finesse fleece jockey maneuver milk play skin soak stick work

WEAK

avail oneself of cash in on get mileage out of impose upon make capital of make use of play on profit by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leave alone misuse

VERB

resort

Synonyms

STRONG

address affect apply devote direct employ exercise frequent go haunt recur repair run try turn use utilize visit

WEAK

avail oneself of benefit by bring into play fall back on go to head for look to make use of recur to refer to take up turn to

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain break halt ignore misuse shun stay stop

WEAK

avoid dodge

VERB

use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to work run through turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

VERB

utilize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply appropriate employ exploit handle promote resort to take advantage of

STRONG

advance bestow exercise forward further use

WEAK

avail oneself of have recourse to profit by turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misuse

STRONG

cease halt hinder impede stop

VERB

wield

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply brandish employ exert handle maintain manipulate operate possess swing

STRONG

command conduct exercise flourish have hold manage maneuver ply shake throw utilize wave work

WEAK

have at one's disposal make use of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore misuse neglect

STRONG

cease fail idle

Example Sentences

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“My dad is 81 and mom is 70,” he said, adding that he can see the day coming soon when the power-of-attorney documents they have set up are going to be put to use.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

He set up 529 accounts, which have historically been used to pay for college, but today can be put to use outside of higher education, including elementary and secondary-school tuition and vocational training programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

“It’s a sort of revolution in thinking about what typography can be and how it can be put to use in a very productive way.”

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

That belief was put to use during the recording of “Alkemi,’’ Arocena’s fourth album, released in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

He was surprised to find the report put to use by opposing cliques as evidence that the fair could not possibly be placed in Jackson Park.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

put to use

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