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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'use' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
the act of using Synonyms: exercising usage use , 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. (noun) function, purpose, role, use
what something is used for 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 use , consumption single-valued function , persona intention economic consumption , intent social function exercise affair office mathematical function , map , utilization design 3. (noun) use
a particular service Synonyms: purpose role utilisation consumption enjoyment usance manipulation employment usage use of goods and services , function habit exercise utilization economic consumption
4. (noun) consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing Synonyms: phthisis usage use , custom habit expenditure use of goods and services , uptake ingestion exercise role pulmonary tuberculosis , using upwasting disease utilization consumption employment economic consumption , manipulation intake usance enjoyment function purpose white plague utilisation 5. (noun) habit, use
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition Synonyms: usage use , 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. (noun) manipulation, use
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage Synonyms: usage use , habit handling use of goods and services , consumption usance role function utilization utilisation employment economic consumption , manipulation enjoyment purpose exercise 7. (verb) use, enjoyment
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property Synonyms: usage , use , habit delectation , use of goods and services , consumption , usance , role , function utilization , utilisation , employment , economic consumption , manipulation , enjoyment , purpose exercise 8. (verb) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose Synonyms: lend oneselfuse , practice give hold utilise put on , employ engage hire enforce implement expend utilize go for , apply habituate 9. (verb) use, habituate
take or consume (regularly or habitually) Synonyms: employ use , habituate expend utilise accustom practice apply utilize 10. (verb) use, expend
use up, consume fully Synonyms: employ use , habituate expend , utilise spend drop practice apply utilize 11. (verb) use
seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage Synonyms: apply practice utilize expend employ habituate utilise 12. (verb) practice, apply, use
avail oneself to Synonyms: use , rehearse practise enforce give drill practice hold utilise put on , employ lend oneselfcommit implement expend utilize go for , apply habituate do , exercise 13. (verb) use
habitually do something (use only in the past tense) Synonyms: apply practice utilize expend employ habituate utilise
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'use' English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Synonyms: employ , call , engage , engross , hire , make use of , use , use up
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