Definition for Disuse:

• To cease to use.

Synonyms for Disuse:

• n.

  •
  • new,
  • used.
  •desuetude (noun)
  • in-activities,
  • in-activity,
  • in activities,
  • in activity.
  •disuse (noun)
  • neglect,
  • Rustiness,
  • relinquishment,
  • rejection,
  • desertion,
  • abandonment,
  • refusal.
  •state (noun)
  • disuse.
  •state of non-use (noun)
  • Insuetude,
  • Inusitation,
  • discontinuance,
  • obsolescence.
  •waste (noun)
  • waste,
  • Unthriftiness,
  • wastages,
  • lost opportunity,
  • wastage.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • untapped,
  • unused,
  • disused,
  • sparing.
  •
  • omission,
  • decay,
  • idleness,
  • unemployment,
  • usefulness,
  • production.
  •
  • devoted.
  •
  • economical.
  •
  • economy,
  • idle.

Paraphrases for Disuse:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    discontinuation, discontinuance, rust-out.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    obsolescence, inactivity, abandonment.

Antonyms for Disuse:

• n.

  • state of non-use
    employment.
  • Other antonyms:
    use.

Disuse Sentence Examples:

• After the ninth century, 823 A. D., and for four centuries thereafter, tea fell into disuse, and almost oblivion, among the Japanese.

• The drawing - room was damp from disuse, and the fire had only just been lighted - and of course I caught cold.

Hypernym for Disuse:

• n.

  • state
    omission.

Hyponym for Disuse:

• n.

  • state
    declination, decline.