adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʌnˈjuːzd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ʌnˈjuːst/
General-American:/ʌnˈjuzd/
General-American:/ʌnˈjust/
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rhymes with -uːzd
rhymes with -uːst
CMU ARPABET:AH0 N Y UW1 Z D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not used.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unacquainted, unfamiliar with
Antonyms: acquainted, familiar
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
infrequently exposed to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
feet unused to shoes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not in active use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the machinery sat idle during the strike
idle hands
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: idle
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not yet used or soiled
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a fresh shirt
a fresh sheet of paper
an unused envelope
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fresh
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not yet put into use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
we bought an unused car for a change
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English used English unused From un- + used.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неизползван
(neizpolzvan)
— not used
Bulgarian:
неупотребяван
(neupotrebjavan)
— not used
Catalan:
sense utilizar
— not used
Catalan:
sense usar
— not used
Catalan:
no usat
— not used
Danish:
ubenyttet
— not used
Danish:
ubrugt
— not used
Esperanto:
neuzata
— not used
Estonian:
kasutamata
— not used
Finnish:
käyttämätön
— not used
French:
inutilisé
— not used
German:
unbenutzt
— not used
German:
ungebraucht
— not used
Greek:
αχρησιμοποίητος
(achrisimopoíitos)
— not used
Hungarian:
használatlan
— not used
Hungarian:
felhasználatlan
— not used
Italian:
inusato
— not used
Italian:
inutilizzato
— not used
Macedonian:
неупотребен
(neupotreben)
— not used
Macedonian:
неискористен
(neiskoristen)
— not used
Manx:
ass ymmyd
— not used
Manx:
treigit
— not used
Manx:
oor
— not used
Manx:
noa
— not used
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubrukt
— not used
Norwegian Bokmål:
ubenyttet
— not used
Persian:
نو
(now)
— not used
Persian:
دستنخورده
(dast-naxorde)
— not used
Polish:
nieużywany
— not used
Polish:
nieużyty
— not used
Portuguese:
não usado/utilizado
— not used
Romanian:
nefolosit
— not used
Romanian:
neutilizat
— not used
Romanian:
neîntrebuințat
— not used
Russian:
неиспо́льзованный
(neispólʹzovannyj)
— not used
Russian:
неиспо́льзуемый
(neispólʹzujemyj)
— not used
Spanish:
inusitado
— not used
Spanish:
inusado
— not used
Bulgarian:
несвикнал
(nesviknal)
— not accustomed (to)
Danish:
uvant
— not accustomed (to)
French:
inaccoutumé
— not accustomed (to)
German:
nicht gewöhnt
— not accustomed (to)
Greek:
ασυνήθιστος
(asyníthistos)
— not accustomed (to)
Macedonian:
ненавикнат
(nenaviknat)
— not accustomed (to)
Manx:
anoayllagh (rish)
— not accustomed (to)
Manx:
neuchliaghtit (rish)
— not accustomed (to)
Manx:
neuoayllagh (rish)
— not accustomed (to)
Norwegian Bokmål:
uvant
— not accustomed (to)
Persian:
ناآشنا
(nâ-âšnâ)
— not accustomed (to)
Polish:
nieprzyzwyczajony
— not accustomed (to)
Portuguese:
desacostumado
— not accustomed (to)
Russian:
непривы́кший
(neprivýkšij)
— not accustomed (to)