Standard Lemma guide

unused

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/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mint, new, pristine, virgin

Antonyms: used, old, preloved, pre-owned, secondhand

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with.

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)
  • Spanish: desacostumbrado — not accustomed (to)
Real reading context

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