Synonyms for Secondhand & Similar Words
Definition of secondhand
- adverb
- by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
- adjective
- derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
- previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
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Writing tips for "secondhand"
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"And while it dangled I got strangled by a secondhand"
Sage Francis — Keep Moving
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