underused
adjective
un·der·used
ˌən-dər-ˈyüzd 
: not fully used : having more potential than is currently being realized or utilized
underused land
an underused actress
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The conversion of underused, often vacant, office buildings in and around downtown Hartford in the last decade into apartments helped to better balance residential and office properties.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
The 24-acre property just east of Interstate 805 is one of three large pieces of underused land that the region’s two most populous cities have agreed to swap when the right opportunity arises.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Moreover, Alexander Hodge is criminally underused as Alice’s artist husband, Doug.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Although every plant has potential pest or disease issues, replacing a mass planting of boxwoods gives you the opportunity to diversify your landscape and try native or underused plants instead.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
The 24-acre property just east of Interstate 805 is one of three large pieces of underused land that the region’s two most populous cities have agreed to swap when the right opportunity arises.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Moreover, Alexander Hodge is criminally underused as Alice’s artist husband, Doug.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Although every plant has potential pest or disease issues, replacing a mass planting of boxwoods gives you the opportunity to diversify your landscape and try native or underused plants instead.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Underused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underused. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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