Synonyms for use
Another word for use is exercise, employment or usage. Below are 20 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: uses.
1. noun: the act of using
- exercise synonyms
- employment synonyms
- usage synonyms
- utilization synonyms
- utilisation
2. noun: what something is used for
- role synonyms
- purpose synonyms
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3. noun: a particular service
4. noun: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
- consumption synonyms
- economic consumption
- usance
5. noun: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
- habit synonyms
6. noun: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
- manipulation
7. noun: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
- enjoyment
8. verb: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- apply synonyms
- employ synonyms
- utilize synonyms
- utilise
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9. verb: take or consume (regularly or habitually)
- habituate
10. verb: seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
11. verb: avail oneself to
- practice synonyms
- apply synonyms
- employ synonyms
- utilize synonyms
- utilise
12. verb: habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
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- practical application
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- recycling
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- usefulness
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- consumption of materials
- material intensity
- conspicuous consumption
- second nature
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- ritual
- cleanliness
- mind game
- influence synonyms
- legal right
- fair use
- fruition
- work synonyms
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- take synonyms
- give synonyms
- put synonyms
- go under
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Questions people ask
What is another word for use?
You can say exercise, employment, usage, utilization or utilisation instead of use. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the act of using".
What is the opposite of use?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for use; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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