Synonyms for used
yuzd or, for 4 , yustused

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1. usedadjective

   That is or has or have been used.

   The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.

   Synonyms:
   second-hand, pre-owned

   Antonyms:
   new, unused

Princeton's WordNet

1. secondhand, usedadjective

   previously used or owned by another

   "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

2. usedadjective

   employed in accomplishing something

   "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker

3. exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimisedadjective

   (of persons) taken advantage of

   "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.7 / 3 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "used":

   use, utilized, employed, uses, utilised, applied, employee, using, accustomed, served, exploited, spent, employees, utilizes, utilize, consumed, operated, resorted, second-hand, invoked, usada, appeal, implemented, utilization

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How to use used in a sentence?

1. Josh Frydenberg:

   Technology has been evolving and our geopolitical climate has become more complex, in fact, the world over, governments are seeing foreign investment being used for strategic objectives not purely commercial ones.

2. Police Chief David Brown:

   With police-involved shootings now in this country, we’re very hypercritical of every officer’s actions. But the suspect was armed with a box cutter, the officer used deadly force as a last resort.

3. Connie LaBouff:

   The single strap hook and loop will allow him to put his shoes on and adjust them to the tightness he personally needs, the reinforced toe means that he will be able to wear a pair he is used to longer without the anxiety of changing shoes.

4. Maria Moldes:

   These people don't have the prototype of beauty we are used to seeing, but you end up liking them. Some women I found stunningly beautiful.

5. Joe Manchins:

   Voting is the bedrock of our democracy. Open, fair, secured voting. We used to go around the world and explain and show and observe voting procedures in a democracy. And now if we can't practice what we preach, we are going to basically do an overhaul, an 800-page overhaul of the voting rights.