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

Out of this, 80 percent ended up in either landfills or incinerators, only 12 percent was reused, and only less than 1 percent was recycled into new textile fibers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

The same skills can then be reused across different workflows. — Ambarish Majumdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The construction moved the equivalent of about 500 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of earth, part of which was reused to shape Madring’s layout. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The steam is then condensed back into water and reused in a closed cycle. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

However, none of those have reused a Starship from a previous one. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

The larger goal is to create a circular system in which plastic is repeatedly used and reused — potentially on the same campus where it was discarded. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Built between 1539 and 1540 to defend the coast of England, Sandown was eventually abandoned and dismantled — and Moore found evidence that some of its stone was reused in a Victorian extension at Constable's Gate at Dover Castle. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The colony dies each year and nests aren’t reused, so sometimes waiting out the season is the best bet when dealing with active hornets. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026