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underused

underused

4 3.4
Not often visited or chosen
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndərˈjuːzd/
translation icon : subutilizado
  • Moms and their kids are the biggest underused resource in Pediatrics.
  • remains underused

And I think that that is a device that is underused.

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Examples

  • However, excessive real estate construction and underused bridges are eventually a dead end.

    Blog text (19)
  • In the process, many software program features become underused or unused.

    Academic text (2013)
  • However, I believe that we all have a sixth and underused sense: our common sense.

    Blog text (27)
  • The question is this, what's the most underused natural resource in America?

  • In my view, case law is an underused resource for both religious and secular purposes.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Too often, however, many gifted education specialists are underused in these roles.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The use of deductive content analysis is an underused technique in qualitative research in sport psychology.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Adapting standard Tier 2 protocols within the model is an underused approach for treating students with intensive behavioral needs.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Mentors can be an underused resource, yet nurse leaders, and consequently patients, can benefit greatly from staff-mentor relationships.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Many local parks are often underused despite their beautiful scenery and recreational facilities.

Synonyms

unutilized
vsunderused
  • US
1 5.6

Not used and left empty

is employed less than it should be

How Often

overworked
2 4.0
common
797 1.0
used
1 1.0
underused
4 3.4
unused
26 1.0

Surface Forms

underused positive

Morphology

underused = underuse (transparent) = under + use + ed

Formed by adding '-ed' to the verb 'underuse' (under- + use), so the adjective meaning 'not used enough' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word underused combines under- meaning 'below' or 'not enough' and used. Think of a helpful tool tucked under a shelf that people rarely take — that's why underused means 'not used as much as it could be'.