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USE Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word use. (opposite meanings)
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abandonment
nounn
noun

• the act of giving something up

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

disuse
verbv
noun

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

idleness
nounn
noun

• having no employment

• the quality of lacking substance or value

• the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

inactivity
nounn
noun

• the state of being inactive

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• being inactive; being less active

inutility
nounn
noun

• the quality of having no practical use

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

nonperformance
nounn
noun

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

unproductiveness
nounn
noun

• the quality of lacking the power to produce

uselessness
nounn
noun

• the quality of having no practical use

vestige
nounn
noun

• an indication that something has been present

nonuse
nounn
noun

• The failure to make use of something.

Alternatives for ABANDONMENT

Alternatives for DISUSE

Alternatives for IDLENESS

Alternatives for INACTIVITY

Alternatives for INUTILITY

Alternatives for NEGLECT

Alternatives for NONPERFORMANCE

Alternatives for UNPRODUCTIVENESS

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