Antonyms for abused
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb uh-byooz; noun uh-byoos |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈbyuz; noun əˈbyus |
Definition of abused
Origin :- mid-15c., agent noun from abuse (v.).
- verb physically hurt or injure
- verb use wrongly
- verb attack with words
- verb take advantage of
- It seems foolish to stay here, abused as I have been lately, and as I will be tomorrow.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- He had been abused in that way by passengers since the day of his birth.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- There I lay, abused and neglected by all but my four friends.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- And it grieves me that you should have abused your knowledge to join me here.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He shut me up, he half starved me, he struck me, and abused me.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- The High Church party obtained the ascendancy and abused their power.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- They have abused your hate who told you that Titian was jealous.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- And Mary, she died, after bein' abused and deserted by that cussed husband of hers.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Their meeting itself was illegal, and our license has been abused.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- They abused each other badly in their efforts to lay hold of his money-bags.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for abused
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- bang up
- bash
- beat up
- belittle
- berate
- blow off
- bung up
- calumniate
- cap
- castigate
- corrupt
- cuss out
- cut down
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- damage
- decry
- defame
- defile
- deprave
- derogate
- desecrate
- discount
- dissipate
- do a number on
- do an injustice to
- dump on
- exhaust
- exploit
- give a black eye
- harm
- hose
- hurl brickbat
- ill-treat
- impair
- impose on
- insult
- knock
- maltreat
- mar
- mess up
- minimize
- misemploy
- mishandle
- mistreat
- misuse
- molest
- nag
- offend
- oppress
- overburden
- overtax
- overwork
- persecute
- pick on
- pollute
- prostitute
- put down
- rag on
- reproach
- revile
- ride
- rip up
- rough up
- roughhouse
- ruin
- run down
- scold
- shake up
- signify
- slam
- slap
- sling mud
- smear
- sound
- spoil
- squander
- swear at
- taint
- tear apart
- total
- trash
- upbraid
- use
- victimize
- vilify
- violate
- vituperate
- waste
- wax
- wrong
- zing
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