unused
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- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈjuːzd/
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no utilizado
- More than half of China's wind farms go unused because they are not connected to the grid.
- unused quotas
- unused chemicals
- unused credits
Trump said on his highly unused platform, Truth Social.
- Trump said on his highly unused platform, Truth Social.
- And now they're collecting dust, unused.
- I just see what broadly to me looks like a mostly unused cycle lane and a ton of traffic that's tailed back.
- It's sitting unused at central banks around the world to eventually be unfrozen at some point.
- Their official purpose was to promote the use of the renimbi for trade and investment, and the swap lines, once in place, mostly went unused.
Examples
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Most of it is unused land.
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After he died, the workshop had stood empty for some years, unused, neglected, and gathering dust.
Fiction book (1990) -
This once unused space now has so many different uses.
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It's gonna cost you a little extra because of all the unused space.
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Now this cabinet takes advantage of that huge unused space under my saw.
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The tape in her apartment was unused.
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It's not like we have a totally empty room available, completely unused.
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During infancy, excess unused nerve cells die off, and those that are frequently used develop.
Academic text (2005) -
Only darkness and stale air in an unused space could contain her anguish.
Fiction book (1997) -
The old factory building has been unused for several years, covered in dust and weeds.
Synonyms
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Not working or being used
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Not being used or working now
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3.4
Empty and not used by anyone
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4.5
Something that is empty or abandoned and no longer works
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Not working or currently not in use
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5.6
Not used and left empty
Not operating or being used
Broken or not in use
Left unused and idle, like time, land, or machines
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Etymology
Unused is formed the same way: un- 'not' + used 'in use', so it describes something that is not being used or not in active operation.