underuse
verb[T]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈjuːz/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈjuːz/to not use something enough:
Mostopenspacesintownsandcitiesare underused.
Staffunderuse thepresenttransfercallfacilitieson thetelephonesystem, and mightbenefitfromtraining.
Synonym
underutilize
Opposite
overuse
- Lettuce is muchunderratedand underused as ahotvegetable.
- If youwantto take thepowerout of a word, you don't underuse it, youoveruseit.
- Manyemployeesare good atcreativeproblemsolving, buttheirtalentsare underused in mostorganizations.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- go through
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- trade onsomething
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
underuse
noun[U]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈjuːs/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈjuːs/thefactof not using something enough, or of something not being used enough:
Theairporthasbecomeinfamousforitsunderuse.
Thereductionin theeffectivenessofantibioticsis theresultofoveruse, not underuse.
Synonym
underutilization
Opposite
overuse
- The Stadium is nowclosedduetodisrepairand underuse.
- The underuse ofresourcesis sochronicthatproductivityishalfwhat it could be.
- Underuse of nebulised bronchodilators andsystemicsteroidswasapparentin allgradesofclinicalseverity.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- go through
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- trade onsomething
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock