Antonyms for used up


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos
Phonetic Transcription : verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus


Definition of used up

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French us, from Latin usus "use, custom, skill, habit," from past participle stem of uti (see use (v.)).
  • As in out : adj not possible; gone
  • As in run-down : adj shabby, in bad shape
  • As in seedy : adj run-down, dilapidated
  • As in threadbare : adj worn, frayed
  • As in trite : adj silly, commonplace
  • As in worn/worn-out : adj used, tired
  • As in worn : adj used
  • As in overused : adj trite
  • As in platitudinal : adj trite
  • As in platitudinous : adj trite
  • As in stereotypic : adj trite
  • As in stereotypical : adj trite
  • As in warmed-over : adj trite
  • As in depleted : adj consumed, exhausted
  • As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
  • As in done : adj accomplished, finished
  • As in done in : adj exhausted
  • As in lose : verb be deprived of; mislay
  • As in polish off : verb use up
  • As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
  • As in spend : verb give, pay out
  • As in trifle : verb toy with; mess around
  • As in wear : verb corrode, use
  • As in pauperize : verb ruin
  • As in poop : verb exhaust
  • As in tire out : verb exhaust
  • As in deplete : verb consume, exhaust supply
  • As in devour : verb swallow, consume
  • As in dissipate : verb expend, spend
  • As in drain : verb remove liquid; remove supply
  • As in employ : verb make use of
  • As in empty : verb remove contents
  • As in exhaust : verb tire or wear out
  • As in expend : verb exhaust; spend
  • As in go : verb die, collapse
Example sentences :
  • Oh, my dear Dear, all the words and phrases have been used up before.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Poor Europe, and its representatives, to be used up in such a way!
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • However, when the plaster was all used up, she said no more about repairing the parsonage.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • But Balbus expressly said that the walk "used up the whole of the area."
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
  • All this used up time; and the expending of time was what he most desired.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • Every time Tobias blew the whistle it used up all the steam and the engine stopped.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • (b) Impurities may have used up some of the acid which cannot be recovered by charging.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • As this sulphate forms in the body of the plates, the acid is used up.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • He used up his grubstake, got a second from his backers, and subsequently a third.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • It seems as if I were really dead, as if my emotions were all used up.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

Synonyms for used up

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