as in neglect
lack of use
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disuse
The 111-year-old Beaux-Arts building, designed by the same firm that did New York City’s Grand Central Station, had fallen into disuse after closing in the 1980s, becoming a symbol for the city’s decline—something Ford had long wanted to change.
—
Ayesha Javed, TIME, 9 June 2024
Yet that approach has fallen into disuse, even as Russia’s threat to the liberal world has grown.
—Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Though my fingers were clumsy with disuse, the tone of that instrument was powerful enough to fill a concert hall.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
For many people muscle shortening is a long process, worsening over months or years of disuse.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disuse 
Ayesha Javed, TIME, 9 June 2024
Yet that approach has fallen into disuse, even as Russia’s threat to the liberal world has grown.
—Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Though my fingers were clumsy with disuse, the tone of that instrument was powerful enough to fill a concert hall.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
For many people muscle shortening is a long process, worsening over months or years of disuse.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disuse
Thesaurus Entries Near disuse
Cite this Entry
“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disuse. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share