Figure and Use

Figure

Figure noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

Show all Definitions

Use and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead the word "Figure" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

Show all Definitions

Figure and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead the word "Use" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

human	human figure	human use
good	good figure	good use
better	better figure	better use
similar	similar figure	similar use
Other adjectives: public, original, single, prominent, popular, actual, real, little, main, new, military.

ability	figure ability	use ability
character	figure character	use character
move	figure move	use move
kind	figure kind	use kind
Other words: item, time, way, times, names.

Before the internet, if young men wanted access to nudity, they either had to steal Playboys from the least responsible male authority figure or use "tin foil and pie plates to unscramble Cinemax for a couple of seconds".

Source: Poor Man's Porn
There are also items which despite having the same 'use' link even your character can't figure out how to use.

Source: Use Item
The sole exception to this is Piper, who instead complements you for your ability to figure out a use for all of it.

Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks

Cite this Source

Use and Figure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/use

Figure & Use. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/use>.

Use or Figure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/use.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "figure" and "use" have occurred on timeline