UNUSED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNUSED?

Need another word that means the same as “unused”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “unused” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unused” are: idle, fresh, unutilized, unemployed, unexploited, not in service, unaccustomed, not used, new

Unused as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unused" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unused” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Infrequently exposed to.
• Not in active use.
• Not yet used or soiled.
• Not familiar with or accustomed to.
• Not being, or never having been, used.
• Not yet put into use.

Synonyms of "Unused" as an adjective (9 Words)

fresh	Recently made, produced, or harvested. Fresh air.
idle	Not in active use. Idle carpenters.
new	Gratuitously new. Ready to take a new direction.
not in service	Holding office.
not used	Employed in accomplishing something- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker.
unaccustomed	Not familiar or usual; out of the ordinary. The visitors were unaccustomed to country roads.
unemployed	(of a thing) not in use. You have to put your left foot under the clutch when it is unemployed.
unexploited	(of resources) not used to maximum benefit. Unexploited reserves of natural gas.
unutilized	Not used or not used effectively. There is very little unutilized space in any school.

Usage Examples of "Unused" as an adjective

• Any unused equipment will be welcomed back.
• Unused to spicy food, she took a long mouthful of water.
• We bought an unused car for a change.
• An unused envelope.

Associations of "Unused" (30 Words)

abeyant	Inactive but capable of becoming active.
already	Before or by now or the time in question. Anna has suffered a great deal already.
beginner	A person just starting to learn a skill or take part in an activity. An absolute beginner.
difficulty	A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one’s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome. Had difficulty walking.
dilatory	Intended to cause delay. He had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor.
dormant	Lying with head on paws as if sleeping. The event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant.
hardship	Something hard to endure. The shared hardships of wartime.
idleness	Laziness; indolence. He was punished for his idleness at school.
immature	Not fully developed or mature; not ripe. His immature sense of humour.
inaction	Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate. Future generations will condemn us for inaction.
inactive	Not involved in military operations. Inactive Crohn s disease.
inactivity	The state of being inactive. People are frustrated with government inactivity.
inert	Unable to move or resist motion. An inert political system.
inexperienced	Lacking practical experience or training. An inexperienced driver.
lazy	Unwilling to work or use energy. He was too lazy to cook.
lull	A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity. There was a lull in the storm.
motionless	Not moving; stationary. An eagle hung almost motionless close to the ground.
prudish	Exaggeratedly proper. The prudish moral climate of the late 19th century.
quiescence	Quiet and inactive restfulness. This method has been shown to induce sleep like quiescence in adult animals.
quiescent	Being quiet or still or inactive. The quiescent melancholy of the town.
sedentary	(of a position) sitting; seated. We all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary.
sluggish	Slow and apathetic. A sluggish market.
stagnant	Showing no activity; dull and sluggish. A stagnant ditch.
stationary	Standing still. A car collided with a stationary vehicle.
torpid	Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic. Torpid frogs.
unaccustomed	Not familiar or usual; out of the ordinary. They finished their supper with unaccustomed speed.
unanimated	(of an image) not moving; still. The backgrounds are simple unanimated and monochrome.
unpracticed	Not having had extensive practice.
unskilled	Not doing a good job. Unskilled labor.
variable	A symbol like x or y that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity. Awards can be for variable amounts.