Use
Synonyms for use
noun application; employment
handling
help
service
practice
value
need
benefit
adoption
treatment
usage
operation
purpose
habit
mileage
usefulness
applicability
utility
end
capitalization
profit
point
custom
avail
call
way
relevance
cause
worth
exercise
exertion
good
advantage
object
reason
necessity
wont
account
appliance
convenience
helpfulness
fitness
occasion
appropriateness
wear and tear
mobilization
exercising
serviceability
usability
Antonyms for use
harm
hindrance
hurt
injury
disadvantage
loss
unsuitability
inappropriateness
uselessness
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 use
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
Usage Notes
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Concept Thesaurus for word use
2. Subservience to ends; precursory measures
Synonyms – noun
use
exercitation
disposal
usefulness
avail.
[Way of using] usage.
employ
application
consumption
benefit
[Conversion to use] utilization
employment
appliance
agency (physical)
recourse
service
exercise
adhibition
usufruct
resort
wear.
Synonyms – verbs
use
put in action
set to work.
handle
exert
profit by
take betake oneself to
try.
turn to use
call into play
draw forth
devote
adhibit
fall back upon
use up
expend
put to task.
make use of
put in operation
ply
manipulate
exercise
resort to
take up with
render useful
convert to use
bring into play
press into service
dedicate
dispose of
make a shift with
swallow up
tax
employ
put in practice
work
play
practice
have recourse to
take advantage of
mold
utilize
put into requisition
enlist into the service
consecrate
make a handle of
make the most of
consume
task
put to use
set in motion
wield
play off
avail oneself of
recur to
lay one’s hands on
turn to account
work up
call forth
bring to bear upon
apply
make a cat’s-paw of.
make the best of.
absorb
wear
Synonyms – adjectives
in use
useful
used
subservient (instrumental)
well-worn
well-trodden.
Antonyms
disuse
misuse
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