unutilized

adjective

un·​uti·​lized ˌən-ˈyü-tə-ˌlīzd How to pronounce unutilized (audio)
: not put to use : not utilized
tracts of unutilized farmland

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The Democrat also wants to speed up permitting for clean energy projects and housing, increase teacher pay and build one million new homes on unutilized public lots. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 And unutilized cards have been found to boost companies' profits, although some states require retailers to turn the money over to unclaimed property programs to return the money to consumers. — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024 In either event, costly capital equipment goes unutilized, increasing the total system cost of delivering reliable electricity to users year round. — Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016 In this configuration, the movement of data is vital; otherwise, costly GPUs remain unutilized. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Highly specialized treatment facilities in the United States remain unutilized, and global health budgets have been cut with huge amounts of resources shifted toward border protection and immigration control. — Ivan Buendia Gayton, STAT, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unutilized was in 1868

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“Unutilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unutilized. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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