Synonyms of using

using

verb

present participle of use

1

as in utilizing

to put into action or service

I will need to use the large hammer for this project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• utilizing
• applying
• exploiting
• employing
• harnessing
• operating
• exercising
• making use of
• drawing on
• wielding
• manipulating
• handling
• bringing to bear
• working
• directing
• running
• recycling
• reusing
• cannibalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

2

as in treating

to behave toward in a stated way

the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treating
• handling
• serving
• being (to)
• acting (toward)
• dealing (with)
• regarding
• doing by
• viewing
• considering
• responding (to)
• engaging (with)
• reacting (to)
• rating
• esteeming
• reckoning

3

as in exploiting

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

• exploiting
• abusing
• leveraging
• manipulating
• playing (on or upon)
• milking
• imposing (on or upon)
• working
• walking on
• capitalizing (on)
• trading on
• pimping
• cashing in (on)
• cheating
• mistreating
• sticking
• soaking
• commercializing
• overcharging
• bleeding
• skinning
• jerking around
• fleecing
• commodifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of using

The reforms would also require some facilities to assess the feasibility of using safer technologies or processes in their work, among other changes. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 30 May 2026

Zeferjahn had struggled earlier in the season, when the Angels were using him for multiple innings. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 May 2026

Russia has been using long-range ballistic missiles and drones to damage Ukraine’s power grid and hammer cities, and Ukraine has braced for further heavy bombardments. —Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

Companies that rely on distillation — the process of using datasets generated by larger AI models from frontier labs like Anthropic and OpenAI — is a shortcut that often leads to a dead end, Suleyman said. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 May 2026

Infectious disease experts said this plan was overkill because health departments already keep tabs on patients with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis using less onerous methods like regular phone calls. —Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026

Looking at the 2026 pitch map below, Hancock is now using a more common plan of attack with his four-seamer, sinker and sweeper. —Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Some medical clinics advertise microdosing Zepbound by drawing up less than the full amount in the single-use vial, but this has not been studied, and there is a risk of contaminating the vial by using it more than once. —Jody Dushay, STAT, 29 May 2026

Tong allowed only one baserunner and struck out two on the night, using 28 pitches. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026