Synonyms of reused

reused

verb

past tense of reuse

as in used

to put (something) to use again

I can reuse that empty container for another purpose.

Related Words

• used
• utilized
• recycled
• employed
• cannibalized
• applied
• exploited
• operated
• manipulated
• exercised
• harnessed
• handled
• wielded
• worked
• directed
• ran

Dissimilar Words

• dumped
• tossed
• ignored
• neglected
• threw out
• junked
• chucked
• threw away
• misused
• misapplied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reused

If an existing structure can safely be reused, engineers generally prefer that. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Expertise can be captured, structured, applied, improved and reused at scale. — Motaz Agamawi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

DyStar consumed 61 percent less water compared to FY2024 and reused approximately 4 percent of it. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Glamnetic uses thicker, durable nails that can often be reused multiple times, paired with a strong brush-on glue designed for long wear. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Glamnetic uses thicker, durable tips that can often be reused, with strong brush-on glue made for long wear. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Vital to the Southers’ battle plan is the use of genetic infantrymen, a battalion of clones whose thoughts can be downloaded on to a chip and reused if the host body is destroyed. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 June 2026

After airing, the recording of the historic performance was placed in the BBC archives and subsequently erased, as the BBC commonly (and now notoriously) wiped and reused tapes at the time. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026