underutilized

adjective

un·​der·​uti·​lized ˌən-dər-ˈyü-tə-ˌlīzd 

: not fully utilized : underused

an underutilized resource

… Japan is harnessing two of its assets—one long underutilized and the other a long-standing source of strength—to support continued economic expansion.

—Paul A. Laudicina

Examples of underutilized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent examples of this approach include dating app Hinge tapping into Substack—a culturally influential but underutilized platform for brands—to feature real-life love stories by notable authors. —Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

The cast is excellent, with Greenfield and Edelstein as stand-outs (and Reiser an exciting, underutilized option for Season 2). —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025

Taking out parking to put in bike lanes that are extremely underutilized was senseless. —Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025

Several major projects, many involving office-to-residential conversions, are helping to repurpose underutilized buildings and adding to the city’s housing options, according to Dylan Clark, senior management analyst in the Troy City Manager’s Office. —Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underutilized

• adrenalectomized
• editorialized
• hypophysectomized
• immunocompromised
• institutionalised
• operationalized
• ovariectomized
• undercapitalized
• acclimatized
• actualized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized