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abuses

noun , plural of abuse

Synonyms and Antonyms of abuses

1 harsh insulting language

hometown fans hurled abuse at the visiting team

Synonyms of abuses

billingsgates, fulminations, invectives, obloquies, scurrilities, vitriols, vituperations

Words Related to abuses

blasphemies, curses, execrations, imprecations, maledictions, profanities

epithets, insults, put-downs, slurs

expletives, swearwords

aspersions, belittlements, disparagements, revilements, vilifications

castigations, chastisements, criticisms, excoriations, opprobriums, rebukes, reprimands, reproofs

broadsides, diatribes, harangues, polemics, tirades

Near Antonyms of abuses

acclaim, applauses, commendations, praises

compliments, congratulations, endearments, felicitations

adulations, blarneys, flatteries, overpraises, soft soaps

2 incorrect or improper use

naturally the furniture had received a lot of abuse from the 10 kids in the family

Synonyms of abuses

misapplications, misemployments, misusages, misuses, misutilizations, perversions

Words Related to abuses

ill-treatments, ill-usages, maltreatments, mistreatments

damages, destructions, ruins

corruptions, debasements, desecrations, profanations, prostitutions

Near Antonyms of abuses

applications, employments, uses, utilizations

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