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used

[yoozd, yoost] / yuzd, yust /
ADJECTIVE
secondhand
Synonyms
STRONG
recycled worn
WEAK
hand-me-down nearly new not new passed down pre-owned

Usage

What is another way to say used? What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Used is the past participle of use, which is a general verb: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

Example Sentences

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The Fed used swap lines heavily used during the 2008 financial crisis, buying the currency of other borrowing central banks with dollars and later selling it back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“I used it as fire to keep working.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

It cannot go to the local council's landfill, because that can only be used for household waste, not commercial imports.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Developers, engineers, and organizations are responsible for how these systems are built and used.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Whoever used the fourth of the huts had planted a row of tulips along the side.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom