Recent vs Unused - What's the difference?
recent | unused | Related terms |
Having happened a short while ago.
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Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
not used
not accustomed
Recent is a related term of unused.
As adjectives the difference between recent and unused
is that recent is recent while unused is not used.recent
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Adjective
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- The cause has several hundred recent donors.
- I met three recent graduates at the conference.
Derived terms
* recently * recent memoryAnagrams
* ----unused
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Usage notes
The second pronunciation () pronunciation, which is acceptable for either sense and is normally used for the "not used" sense in all registers.Adjective
(en adjective)- I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.
- I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.