Synonyms for used
yuzd or, for 4 , yustused

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1. usedadjective

   That is or has or have been used.

   The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.

   Synonyms:
   second-hand, pre-owned

   Antonyms:
   new, unused

Princeton's WordNet

1. secondhand, usedadjective

   previously used or owned by another

   "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

2. usedadjective

   employed in accomplishing something

   "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker

3. exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimisedadjective

   (of persons) taken advantage of

   "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"

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1. List of paraphrases for "used":

   use, utilized, employed, uses, utilised, applied, employee, using, accustomed, served, exploited, spent, employees, utilizes, utilize, consumed, operated, resorted, second-hand, invoked, usada, appeal, implemented, utilization

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1. Geoff Revell:

   If you give people a bucket and a piece of soap, more often than not you will find the bucket ends up being used for something else, but if they spend some money on a product they like and actually want to own, it's much more likely that they will keep using it and form a healthy habit of washing their hands regularly.

2. Solomon Lartey:

   We started getting these shredded papers, notes and everything, we used to have to piece together all of these torn papers, and we weren't supposed to tell anybody.

3. Dominic Chiu:

   What China has been doing and will likely continue to do, is to export the equipment that is used to produce renewable energy, china has also been helping countries, such as Pakistan, build solar farms. Energy infrastructure, renewable or otherwise, plays an important role in China's Belt and Road initiative.

4. United States:

   We can not and should not ever be reliant on processes that can and will be used against us.

5. Tugrul Aksar:

   Turks are used to living with crises and finding solutions ... we proceed with the logic that things will be sorted as we go along.