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Synonyms & Antonyms of beat (up)
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in mess (up), rough (up)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for beat (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for beat (up)
- baby,
- cater (to),
- coddle,
- favor,
- gratify,
- humor,
- indulge,
- mollycoddle,
- pamper,
- spoil
beat-up
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of beat-up (Entry 2 of 2)
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
- drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
Synonyms for beat-up
- bombed-out,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- down-at-the-heels
- (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels),
- dumpy,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- mean,
- miserable,
- moth-eaten,
- neglected,
- ratty,
- run-down,
- scrubby,
- scruffy,
- seedy,
- shabby,
- sleazy,
- tacky,
- tatterdemalion,
- tatty,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tumbledown
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“Beat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2021.
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