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Antonyms for use
yuz or, for pt. form of 9 , yust; yususe

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 8 votes

  1. use

    In general terms it may be said that to employ is to devote to one's purpose, to use is to render subservient to one's purpose; what is used is viewed as more absolutely an instrument than what is employed; a merchant employs a clerk; he uses pen and paper; as a rule, use is not said of persons, except in a degrading sense; as, the conspirators used him as a go-between. Hence the expression common in some religious circles "that God would use me" is not to be commended; it has also the fault of representing the human worker as absolutely a passive and helpless instrument; the phrase is altogether unscriptural; the Scripture says, "We are laborers together with (co-workers with) God." That which is used is often consumed in the using, or in familiar phrase used up; as, we used twenty tons of coal last winter; in such cases we could not substitute employ. A person may be employed in his own work or in that of another; in the latter case the service is always understood to be for pay. In this connection employ is a word of more dignity than hire; a general is employed in his country's service; a mercenary adventurer is hired to fight a tyrant's battles. It is unsuitable, according to present usage, to speak of hiring a pastor; the Scripture, indeed, says of the preacher, "The laborer is worthy of his hire;" but this sense is archaic, and hire now implies that the one hired works directly and primarily for the pay, as expressed in the noun "hireling;" a Pastor is properly said to be called, or when the business side of the transaction is referred to, engaged, or possibly employed, at a certain salary.

    Synonyms:
    call, employ, engage, engross, hire, make use of, use up

    Preposition:
    Employ in, on, upon, or about a work, business, etc.; for a purpose; at a stipulated salary.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. usenoun

    Synonyms:
    advantage, custom, habit, practice, service, utility, usage

  2. useverb

    Antonyms:
    discard, suspend, ignore, avoid, disaccustom, dishabituate, disinure

    Synonyms:
    employ, exercise, treat, practice, accustom, habituate, inure

Princeton's WordNet2.6 / 12 votes

  1. use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercisenoun

    the act of using

    "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

    Synonyms:
    exercising, usage, practice, custom, habit, engagement, workout, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, practice session, function, work, employ, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, drill, physical exercise, example, manipulation, enjoyment, recitation, purpose, physical exertion, exercise

  2. function, purpose, role, usenoun

    what something is used for

    "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

    Synonyms:
    utilisation, habit, usage, routine, role, social occasion, manipulation, theatrical role, use of goods and services, procedure, function, occasion, character, subroutine, part, determination, aim, usance, purpose, enjoyment, subprogram, employment, mapping, consumption, single-valued function, persona, intention, economic consumption, intent, social function, exercise, affair, office, mathematical function, map, utilization, design

  3. usenoun

    a particular service

    "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"

    Synonyms:
    purpose, role, utilisation, consumption, enjoyment, usance, manipulation, employment, usage, use of goods and services, function, habit, exercise, utilization, economic consumption

  4. consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and servicesnoun

    (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

    "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

    Synonyms:
    phthisis, usage, custom, habit, expenditure, use of goods and services, uptake, ingestion, exercise, role, pulmonary tuberculosis, using up, wasting disease, utilization, consumption, employment, economic consumption, manipulation, intake, usance, enjoyment, function, purpose, white plague, utilisation

  5. habit, usenoun

    (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

    "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"

    Synonyms:
    usage, habit, use of goods and services, consumption, role, drug abuse, riding habit, utilization, substance abuse, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, manipulation, wont, usance, enjoyment, function, purpose, exercise

  6. manipulation, usenoun

    exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

    "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

    Synonyms:
    usage, habit, handling, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, function, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, manipulation, enjoyment, purpose, exercise

  7. use, enjoymentverb

    (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

    "we were given the use of his boat"

    Synonyms:
    usage, habit, delectation, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, function, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, manipulation, enjoyment, purpose, exercise

  8. use, utilize, utilise, apply, employverb

    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

    "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

    Synonyms:
    lend oneself, practice, give, hold, utilise, put on, employ, engage, hire, enforce, implement, expend, utilize, go for, apply, habituate

  9. use, habituateverb

    take or consume (regularly or habitually)

    "She uses drugs rarely"

    Synonyms:
    employ, habituate, expend, utilise, accustom, practice, apply, utilize

  10. use, expendverb

    use up, consume fully

    "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

    Synonyms:
    employ, habituate, expend, utilise, spend, drop, practice, apply, utilize

  11. useverb

    seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

    "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"

    Synonyms:
    apply, practice, utilize, expend, employ, habituate, utilise

  12. practice, apply, useverb

    avail oneself to

    "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

    Synonyms:
    rehearse, practise, enforce, give, drill, practice, hold, utilise, put on, employ, lend oneself, commit, implement, expend, utilize, go for, apply, habituate, do, exercise

  13. useverb

    habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

    "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"

    Synonyms:
    apply, practice, utilize, expend, employ, habituate, utilise

How to use use in a sentence?

  1. Frank Lichtenberg:

    I would also like to point out that I have shown in numerous studies that, in general, pharmaceutical innovation - the introduction and use of new drugs - is highly cost-effective and may often be cost-saving.

  2. Matthew Smuck:

    The responsible way of going about this is making sure patients are educated and that clinicians are educated about proper use.

  3. General Boykin:

    I never said homosexuals. I never said transgenders, i was really talking about these perverts who would use this as a way to get into the bathrooms with our wives and daughters.

  4. Andrew Young:

    Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you've got.

  5. Chris Murphy:

    They often play games. They often try to use threats of layoffs in order to get more money out of the Architect of the Capitol. So I think it might be time to find a vendor that's not going to use the threats of layoffs as a cajole to try to get more money.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#61use
#2215avoid
#4719ignore
#13027suspend
#17665discard

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