Synonyms of uses

uses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of use

1

as in utilizes

to put into action or service

I will need to use the large hammer for this project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• utilizes
• applies
• employs
• exploits
• operates
• harnesses
• exercises
• draws on
• makes use of
• wields
• manipulates
• handles
• brings to bear
• works
• directs
• recycles
• runs
• reuses
• cannibalizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• misuses
• misapplies

2

as in treats

to behave toward in a stated way

the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treats
• serves
• handles
• is (to)
• deals (with)
• acts (toward)
• does by
• considers
• regards
• reacts (to)
• responds (to)
• engages (with)
• views
• reckons
• esteems
• rates

3

as in leverages

to take unfair advantage of

I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leverages
• exploits
• abuses
• manipulates
• plays (on or upon)
• works
• milks
• imposes (on or upon)
• walks on
• capitalizes (on)
• trades on
• cashes in (on)
• cheats
• pimps
• mistreats
• sticks
• soaks
• commercializes
• bleeds
• overcharges
• commodifies
• jerks around
• skins
• fleeces

uses

2 of 2

noun

plural of use

1

as in exercises

the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose

the use of boom boxes is strictly prohibited in the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exercises
• applications
• usages
• plays
• operations
• employments
• exertions
• reuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disuses
• nonuses

2

as in likes

positive regard for something

I have no use for slackers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• likes
• likings
• appetites
• shines
• relishes
• tastes
• loves
• thirsts
• enthusiasms
• preferences
• cravings
• love affairs
• tendencies
• desires
• favors
• fancies
• passions
• partialities
• weaknesses
• interests
• longings
• prejudices
• biases
• gustoes
• teeth
• yens
• leanings
• inclinations
• bents
• propensities
• palates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislikes
• hatreds
• loathings
• disgusts
• distastes
• mislikes
• aversions
• disfavors
• disinclinations
• indifferences
• apathies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uses

Verb

Integrated photonics uses light to transmit and manipulate information within compact circuits. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition. — Sheila Brummer, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

As the name suggests, the piece was made before the invention of the balance spring and thus uses a verge escapement with a fusée pulley system to equalise the release of power as the mainspring uncoils. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

The ring uses six white LEDs as a spotlight to enhance color night vision; otherwise, the camera uses the infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

California is the only state that outright bans the system, although not every state uses it. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

And uses the appropriate singular word for each when addressing just one. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Anthropic uses Amazon’s Trainium chips, Google’s tensor processing units and Nvidia’s graphics processing units. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Noun

Crofton Cast-Iron Dutch Oven There are a million uses for a Dutch oven over the holiday season, from making stunning desserts to baking homemade bread to preparing Grandma’s go-to stew recipe. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026

The neighborhood’s nineteenth-century commercial lofts were losing the manufacturing uses for which they had been built; artists were moving into them illegally as studios and homes. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Atlanta’s mayor recently asked city police to audit their ALPR searches – a process that flagged some possibly questionable uses that are currently under investigation. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Agricultural drones whiz above a field in Heilongjiang, ready for spraying or fertilizing crops, lifting tools, and other uses. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026

How virtual try-on works Virtual try-on uses augmented reality and AI to generate a preview of how clothing or accessories might look on a specific person. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

Other presidents in the post-World War II era were certainly guilty of improper uses of presidential power. — Dustin Desoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026

Now Morluto—whose name comes from an old video gaming alias—sees much broader uses. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

The idea is to provide nimble and reliable baseload power that’s clean, meltdown-proof, and relatively agile for limited power uses. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026