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| Main Entry: | used |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secondhand |
| Synonyms: | hand-me-down, worn, nearly new, not new, passed down, pre-owned, recycled |
| Main Entry: | use |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work with; consume |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, apply, bestow, bring into play*, bring to bear*, capitalize, control, draw on, employ, exercise, exert, exhaust, expend, exploit, govern, handle, manage, manipulate, operate, ply, practice, regulate, relate, run, run through, spend, take advantage of*, utilize, waste, wield, work, avail oneself of, do with, find a use, make do with, make the most of, make use, play on, press into service, put forth*, put into action, put to use, put to work, set in motion, turn to account |
| Notes: | the difference between use and usage consists primarily in the fact that the former has a specific, the latter a general sense |
| Antonyms: | abstain, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decrepit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age |
| Synonyms: | aged, antiquated, bedraggled, broken-down, crippled, dilapidated, doddering, effete, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, haggard, incapacitated, infirm, insubstantial, old, ramshackle, rickety, run-down, seedy, senile, shabby, shaking, superannuated, tacky, threadbare, tired, unsound, used, wasted, weak, weather-beaten, worn, worn-out, anile, battered, creaky, quavering, tottering, tumble-down, weakly |
| Antonyms: | fit, healthy, young |
| Main Entry: | depleted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consumed, exhausted |
| Synonyms: | bare, bleary*, destitute, drained, effete, kaput*, reduced, sold, spent, used, vacant, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out, all in, collapsed, decreased, depreciated, devoid of, emptied, far-gone, in want, lessened, out of, pooped out, sapped, short of, sold out, sucked out, used up, washed out, without resources |
| Antonyms: | enlarged, increased, unused, augmented, unconsumed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hand-me-down |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | previously owned |
| Synonyms: | secondhand, used, worn, not new, passed down, previously owned, reach-me-down, second-hand |
| Main Entry: | spent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used up, gone; tired out |
| Synonyms: | bleary, blown, bushed, dead*, debilitated, depleted, dissipated, down the drain*, drained, effete, enervated, exhausted, finished, limp, lost, prostrate, shot, used, washed-up*, wasted, weakened, weary, worn out, all in, burnt-out, consumed, disbursed, dog-tired, done-in, expended, fagged, far-gone, had it, played-out, ready to drop, shattered, thrown away, wearied |
| Antonyms: | retained, saved, hoarded |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable |
| Synonyms: | approved, constant, dependable, faithful, proved, secure, staunch, steadfast, tested, tried-and-true*, true-blue*, trustworthy, trusty, used, certified, demonstrated |
| Antonyms: | unreliable, untried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wont |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the habit of |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, given, inclined, used, used to |
| Main Entry: | diverted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deflected |
| Synonyms: | amused, changed, entertained, used, averted, preempted, rebudgeted, rechanneled, reclassified, redirected, sidetracked, taken away, taken over, turned aside |
| Main Entry: | operated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conducted |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, contrived, determined, directed, driven, enforced, executed, finished, fulfilled, governed, handled, managed, moved, ordered, practiced, regulated, run, served, supervised, sustained, transported, used, worked, achieved, administered, conveyed, guided, maintained, manipulated, negotiated, performed, promoted, revolved, superintended, transacted, turned, wielded |
| Main Entry: | threadbare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worn, frayed |
| Synonyms: | beat up*, damaged, dilapidated, dingy, faded, frowzy*, impaired, injured, old, ragged, ratty*, run-down, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shopworn, tacky, tattered, timeworn, used, worn-out, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel*, used-up, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, unused |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take advantage of |
| Synonyms: | exploit, use, wrong, do an injustice to, impose on |
| Antonyms: | cherish, esteem, honor, respect, revere, treasure |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose or take something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take up, tap, use, utilize, go down the line, go in for, take over |
| Antonyms: | disown, reject, repudiate, repulse, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | borrow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adopt from another source; appropriate |
| Synonyms: | acquire, adopt, assume, copy, filch, imitate, make one's own, obtain, pilfer, pirate, plagiarize, simulate, steal, take, use, usurp |
| Antonyms: | give, return |
| Main Entry: | burn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat |
| Synonyms: | beat, bilk, chisel, cozen, deceive, defraud, gyp, overreach, swindle, take, trick, use, ream |
| Antonyms: | aid, help |
| Main Entry: | converse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk |
| Synonyms: | chat, chitchat*, commune, confer, discourse, exchange, gab*, parley, rap*, speak, use, yak*, chew the fat, schmooze |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, be silent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deal/deal with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | handle, manage |
| Synonyms: | act, approach, behave, clear, concern, consider, control, direct, discuss, hack it*, handle, oversee, play, review, rid, serve, take, treat, unburden, use, attend to, behave toward, conduct oneself, cope with, get a handle on something, have to do with, live with, make a go of it, make it, see to, take care of |
| Antonyms: | mismanage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deploy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | redistribute, station troops or weapons |
| Synonyms: | arrange, display, dispose, expand, extend, open, position, set up, unfold, use, utilize, fan out, form front, put out patrol, set out, spread out, take battle stations |
| Antonyms: | withhold, not use |
| Main Entry: | disburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend money |
| Synonyms: | acquit, come across, come through, come up with, contribute, deal, defray, dispense, disperse, distribute, divide, dole out*, expend, foot the bill*, give, lay out*, outlay, partition, put out, shell out*, use, ante up, cough up, divvy, measure out, pay out, pony up |
| Antonyms: | deposit, hoard, hold, retain, save, set aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | employ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make use of |
| Synonyms: | apply, bestow, bring to bear*, engage, exercise, exert, exploit, fill, handle, manipulate, occupy, operate, spend, take up*, use, utilize, keep busy, put to use, use up* |
| Antonyms: | ignore, misuse, shun, unemploy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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