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Synonyms and Antonyms of abused
- if you abuse your pet, he will always have an ugly disposition
brutalized, bullied, ill-treated, ill-used, kicked around, maltreated, manhandled, messed over [slang], mishandled, mistreated, misused
cared (for), cherished, fostered, nurtured
babied, catered (to), coddled, favored, gratified, humored, indulged, mollycoddled, pampered, spoiled (or chiefly British spoilt)
- a demanding, difficult patient who constantly abuses the nurses and aides
berated, harangued, harassed, harried, reviled, scolded, whipped
blasphemed, cursed, execrated, imprecated, profaned
aspersed, bad-mouthed, belittled, blackguarded, disparaged, put down
libeled (or libelled), slandered, traduced, vilified
chastised, chid (or chided), criticized, laced (into), rebuked, reprimanded
- if you abuse your baseball bat by using it to hammer nails, don't expect it to last long
- abused his parents' trust, pilfering small amounts from them that he hoped they wouldn't notice
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