Antonyms for unused
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-yoozd for 1, 2; uhn-yoost for 3 |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈyuzd for 1, 2; ʌnˈyust for 3 |
Definition of unused
Origin :- c.1300, "unaccustomed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of use (v.). Meaning "not employed" is recorded from late 14c.
- adj not used
- adj surplus
- adj unaccustomed
- adj new
- Unused to expressing herself in public, she seemed to be feeling her way.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Indeed, he was so unused to looking at her that he might well have forgotten her outward appearance.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- His mind was all unused to study, and—that day he didn't show her.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- His little black mare had a daughter, not unused to the saddle.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Unused to encounter difficulty, he for a time imagined them insurmountable.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Imogen had been unused to the distinctions of rank and precedence.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Unused to refusal, the natural mildness of her temper inclined to comply.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- My stacks of unused notes remind me of how much I have had to leave out.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- She did not want to vex Geoff, but she was unused to any but straightforward replies.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
- Behind the barn lay an unused trough, made for feeding pigs.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various
Synonyms for unused
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