SECONDHAND Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

secondhand

adjective

ˈse-kən(d)-ˈhand

as in secondary

taken or created from something original or basic memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities

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Recent Examples of secondhand And better yet, a quick peruse on secondhand retailers like eBay proves that there are also plenty of fabulous options to uncover. —

Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025 But thrifting’s appeals wider, considering that approximately one-third of the clothing that was purchased in the past year was secondhand, according to CapitalOne Shopping Research. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 But running an independent bookstore where new, not secondhand, books are sold is, well, novel. —

Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025 Most of the TikTok and Instagram videos that have become many Americans’ main source of news are not based on reality but are secondhand or third-hand versions of it, the magazine said. —

Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secondhand

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While the Lynx lost a close 91-90 contest to the Dream on Saturday, the game itself was secondary to the continued vitriol against ICE stirring in the WNBA and NBA.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
While the damages award was overturned by an appeals court in 2024, that court gave Sony a partial win by finding that Cox was guilty of contributory copyright infringement—a type of secondary liability for contributing to others’ infringement.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026