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unused

  • /ʌnˈjuːzd/ UK
  • /ʌnˈjuːst/ UK
  • /ʌnˈjuzd/ US
  • /ʌnˈjust/ US

Rhymes with -uːzd, -uːst

adjective more unused · most unused

  1. not comparable Not used. I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.

    Similar: mint, new, pristine, virgin · Opposite: used, old, preloved, pre-owned, secondhand

  2. Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with. I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.

    Similar: unacquainted, unfamiliar with · Opposite: acquainted, familiar

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: clean, inactive, idle, fresh, new, undeveloped, unread, unapplied, unutilized, unexploited, untapped, unexpended, unspent, unclaimed, unoccupied, unrealised

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adj not used

Españolinusitado, inusado
Portuguêsnão usado/utilizado
Françaisinutilisé
Deutschunbenutzt, ungebraucht
Italianoinusato, inutilizzato
Ελληνικάαχρησιμοποίητος achrisimopoíitos
Românănefolosit, neutilizat, neîntrebuințat
Русскийнеиспо́льзованный neispólʹzovannyj, неиспо́льзуемый neispólʹzujemyj

adj not accustomed (to)

Españoldesacostumbrado
Portuguêsdesacostumado
Françaisinaccoutumé
Deutschnicht gewöhnt
Ελληνικάασυνήθιστος asyníthistos
Русскийнепривы́кший neprivýkšij

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@misc{unused_2026,
  title = {unused},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unused},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}