disuse
Fallen into abandonment
Disuse is the state of no longer being used: The factory fell into disuse after the company moved overseas.
Something in disuse has been abandoned or neglected, though it may remain intact: The old railway line had fallen into disuse decades ago.
The word typically appears in the phrase fall into disuse.
Lack of movement
- idlenessState of doing nothing
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- dormantInactive but capable
- latentPresent but inactive
suspended · inactive · untouched · mothballed · shelved · stored · warehoused · hibernation
No longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
retired · mothballed · phased-out · discontinued · replaced · bygone · archaic · defunct
Gradual organic breakdown
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
abandonment · inattention · dilapidation · crumbling · rust · corrosion · rot · ruin
Using poorly, inefficiently
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- declineDecrease or refuse
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
shrinkage · debilitation · enfeeblement · frailty · withering · stiffening · immobility · sedentary
inactivity
Lack of movement
- idlenessState of doing nothing
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- dormantInactive but capable
latent · suspended · inactive · untouched · mothballed · shelved · stored · warehoused · hibernation · quiescence
outdated
No longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
superseded · retired · mothballed · phased-out · discontinued · replaced · bygone · archaic · defunct · legacy
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
negligence · abandonment · inattention · dilapidation · crumbling · rust · corrosion · rot · ruin · weathering
wasting
Using poorly, inefficiently
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- declineDecrease or refuse
degeneration · shrinkage · debilitation · enfeeblement · frailty · withering · stiffening · immobility · sedentary · underuse
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- outdatedobsolete, outdated, out of date, dated, outmoded
- obsolescenceobsolescence, datedness, outmodedness, outmoding, supersession
- usage typesoveruse, underuse, abuse, nonuse
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
- inactivityinactivity, sitting, inactive, idleness, idle
disuseuse
Put into service
usage · employment · application · utilization · service
disusepractice
Repeated work toward mastery
continuance · maintenance · perpetuation · preservation · habitual use
disuseupkeep
Ongoing preservation effort
maintenance · preservation · repairs · restoration · conservation