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underused

underused adjective: used less than normal or desirable. Also the simple past and past participle of underuse.

Adjective

underused (not comparable)

  1. Used less than normal or desirable.
    • This is reflected in the sterling work of community rail, mobilising volunteers and stakeholders to revitalise underused station buildings and engage with their local community.2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 39
    • Underused neuronal pathways are pruned back, as are underused patches of mycelium.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 192
    Antonyms:
    overused

Also used as

underused is also the simple past and past participle of underuse.

Examples of underused in a sentence

  • For international services, London's High Speed 1 route to the Channel Tunnel remains woefully underused.
  • The existing railway is already four-tracked and rather underused.
  • The indications are so numerous, in fact, that it is a surprise that spirometry is so greatly underused.

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Antonyms of underused

Questions about underused

What does underused mean?
Underused means used less than normal or desirable.
What part of speech is underused?
Underused is an adjective.

Words near underused in the dictionary

  1. undertypes
  2. undertyrant
  3. undertyrants
  4. underusage
  5. underuse
  6. underused
  7. underuser
  8. underusers
  9. underuses
  10. underusher
  11. underushers

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