Put to use


Synonyms for put to use
verb use up

exhaust
expend
dominate
eat up
absorb
preoccupy
drain
employ
devour
deplete

waste
spend
obsess
trifle
finish
squander
lessen
utilize
engross
lavish

drivel
dissipate
go
apply
monopolize
vanish
go through
put away
run through
throw away

wear out
fritter away
avail oneself of
finish up
frivol away
have recourse to
profit by
run out of
wash up

Antonyms for put to use

create
hoard
accumulate
store
fast

construct
save
fill
appear
collect

gather
neglect
not use
starve
build

Synonyms
verb make use of

use
engage
handle
utilize
occupy

exploit
apply
operate
spend
bestow

exert
manipulate
exercise
fill
bring to bear

take up
keep busy
use up

Antonyms

surrender
ignore
misuse
shun

yield
be lazy
take
fire

lay off
let go
unemploy

Synonyms
verb take advantage of; misuse

use
handle
utilize
mine
employ
abuse
apply
manipulate

maneuver
play
jockey
finesse
soak
work
fleece
bleed

stick
skin
milk
exercise
profit from
capitalize on
avail oneself of
cash in on

get mileage out of
impose upon
make capital of
make use of
play on
profit by

Antonyms

misuse

leave alone

Synonyms
verb have recourse to; make use of

repair
use
run
recur
devote
try
visit
haunt

direct
utilize
employ
turn
frequent
affect
address
go

apply
exercise
bring into play
take up
avail oneself of
benefit by
fall back on
go to

head for
look to
make use of
recur to
refer to
turn to

Antonyms

abstain
misuse
ignore
shun

avoid
dodge
break
stay

halt
stop

Synonyms
verb work with; consume

handle
control
practice
adopt
run
work
wield
utilize
accept
employ
exploit
manage

apply
operate
spend
manipulate
exhaust
expend
regulate
exert
relate
ply
bestow
govern

waste
capitalize
exercise
bring into play
bring to bear
draw on
run through
take advantage of
avail oneself of
do with
find a use
make do with

make the most of
make use
play on
press into service
put forth
put into action
put to work
set in motion
turn to account

Antonyms

misuse
renounce
cease
reject
repudiate

abstain
mismanage
neglect
let go
halt

stop
leave alone
save

Synonyms
verb make use of

employ
handle
appropriate
take advantage of
exploit

apply
promote
advance
use
bestow

forward
further
exercise
resort to
avail oneself of

have recourse to
profit by
turn to account

Antonyms

misuse
cease

hinder
impede

halt
stop

Synonyms
verb control, use

handle
exert
employ
maintain
swing
apply
operate

brandish
manipulate
possess
maneuver
manage
shake
work

utilize
ply
wave
command
have
conduct
hold

flourish
throw
exercise
make use of
have at one’s disposal

Antonyms

misuse
ignore

cease
neglect

fail
idle

Usage Notes

See usage.

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