used
Not brand new
Used describes something that has had a previous owner or has been employed before: a used car, used clothing, used books.
The word often implies wear or reduced value compared to new items.
To be used to something is to be accustomed to it: I'm used to the noise by now.
Used to also indicates past habits or states that no longer apply: I used to smoke, There used to be a theater here.
Unraveled at edges
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- raggedWorn to shreds
worn-out · weathered · faded · dilapidated · battered · beat-up · shopworn · moth-eaten
Conditioned by repetition
- acquaintedHaving personal knowledge of
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- inuredAccustomed through experience
acclimatized · conversant · familiarized · conditioned · adjusted · attuned · acclimated · oriented
Quality from past eras
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- thriftCareful use of resources
- refurbishedRestored to working order
reconditioned · certified · trade-in · retro · classic · estate · auction · collectible
Controlled through cunning
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- utilizedPut to work
- instrumentalizedTreated as mere tool
- objectifiedTreated as object, not person
commodified · milked · squeezed · wrung · mistreated · played · conned
Exhausted or disbursed
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- consumedFully used or eaten
- drainedEmptied of resources
- emptyHolding nothing inside
finished · expended · expired · dead · flat · dry · run-down · kaput
Creatively remade from waste
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- repurposedConverted to new use
- salvagedRescued from destruction
- recoveredReturned to normal state
renewed · reprocessed · remade · reworked · converted · transformed · regenerated · circular
frayed
Unraveled at edges
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- shabbyWorn and neglected
ragged · worn-out · weathered · faded · dilapidated · battered · beat-up · shopworn · moth-eaten · distressed
habituated
Conditioned by repetition
- acquaintedHaving personal knowledge of
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
inured · acclimatized · conversant · familiarized · conditioned · adjusted · attuned · acclimated · oriented · broken-in
vintage
Quality from past eras
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- thriftCareful use of resources
refurbished · reconditioned · certified · trade-in · retro · classic · estate · auction · collectible · garage-sale
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
- leveragedEmployed for advantage
- utilizedPut to work
- instrumentalizedTreated as mere tool
objectified · commodified · milked · squeezed · wrung · mistreated · played · conned
spent
Exhausted or disbursed
empty · finished · expended · expired · dead · flat · dry · run-down · kaput · done
upcycled
Creatively remade from waste
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- repurposedConverted to new use
- salvagedRescued from destruction
recovered · renewed · reprocessed · remade · reworked · converted · transformed · regenerated · circular
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- product conditionnew, refurbished, like new, good, fair
- secondhandpre-owned, preowned, secondhand, hand-me-down, like new
- secondhand shoppingthrift store, thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, yard sale
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- vehicle adjectivesfast, slow, new, old, reliable
usednew
Recently created or begun
unused · brand-new · pristine · mint condition · fresh
usedrespected
Held in high regard
valued · cherished · appreciated · protected · empowered
usedunaccustomed
Not yet familiar with
unused to · unfamiliar · disaccustomed · inexperienced · unhabituated
use, useful, unused, user, uses, misuse, abused, reuse, overuse