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disused

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of disused

left unoccupied or unused

a disused warehouse that had been refurbished into apartments

Synonyms of disused

abandoned, derelict, deserted, desolate, forgotten, forsaken, rejected, vacant, vacated, void

Words Related to disused

ignored, neglected, unattended, untended

castaway, cast-off, discarded, jettisoned, junked, refuse, waste

godforsaken, miserable, shabby, wretched

Near Antonyms of disused

reclaimed, recovered, redeemed, rescued, retrieved, salvaged, saved

reconditioned, rehabbed, rehabilitated, restored

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