Definitions

second-hand

[sek-uhnd hand, sek-uhnd hand] / ˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd, ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd /

ADJECTIVE

hand-me-down

Synonyms

WEAK

not new passed down previously owned reach-me-down secondhand used worn

ADJECTIVE

secondary

Synonyms

STRONG

auxiliary dependent resultant subordinate subsidiary

WEAK

borrowed consequent derivate derivational derived developed eventual indirect proximate resulting subsequent vicarious

Antonyms

STRONG

chief important necessary

WEAK

causative first-class first-rate primary source superior

Example Sentences

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Proposals to ban the importation of second hand petrol and diesel cars from 2030 have been scrapped by the Environment Minister.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And that also means there's a big market for second hand spares.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

A reuse charity is asking people to consider second hand this Black Friday as part of an alternative national campaign called Buy Nothing New.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

The salvaged materials are sold to costume designers, ravers, and people in the burlesque industry, who save by buying second hand.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Now I watched the second hand tick-tick-tick its steady pattern.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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