Synonyms of beat (up)

beat (up) 1 of 2

verb

as in to work (over)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• work (over)
• rough (up)
• mess (up)
• wrong
• victimize
• harass
• torment
• harm
• sandbag
• injure
• torture
• persecute
• hurt
• oppress
• burn
• outrage
• violate
• molest
• mess over
• mistreat
• bully
• misuse
• brutalize
• kick around
• manhandle
• maltreat
• abuse
• ill-treat
• mishandle
• ill-use

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• care (for)
• foster
• cherish
• nurture
• baby
• cater (to)
• favor
• indulge
• gratify
• spoil
• humor
• pamper
• coddle
• mollycoddle

beat-up

2 of 2

adjective

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• tattered
• abandoned
• scruffy
• shabby
• tatty
• dumpy
• mangy
• ragged
• tired
• desolate
• tumbledown
• miserable
• ratty
• grungy
• timeworn
• scrubby
• seedy
• threadbare
• tacky
• broken
• gone to seed
• dog-eared
• down-at-the-heels
• down-at-heel
• run-down
• ruined
• sleazy
• bombed-out
• down-at-the-heel
• damaged
• moth-eaten
• wrecked
• down-at-heels
• decrepit
• mean
• dingy
• tatterdemalion
• unkept
• rickety
• destroyed
• ramshackle
• broken-down
• deteriorated
• forlorn
• bedraggled
• deteriorating
• decaying
• worn-out
• injured
• godforsaken
• rackety
• rattletrap
• hurt
• impaired
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• brand-new
• fresh
• maintained
• kept-up
• reconstructed
• patched
• rebuilt
• mended
• spiffy
• cared-for
• smart
• spruce