Synonyms of brutalized

brutalized

verb

past tense of brutalize

1

as in humiliated

to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being

even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• dehumanized
• poisoned
• animalized
• bestialized
• degraded
• subverted
• depraved
• contaminated
• demeaned
• debauched
• polluted
• corrupted
• disgraced
• prostituted
• perverted
• abased
• humbled
• tainted
• warped
• profaned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• honored
• dignified
• amended
• exalted
• restored
• purified
• cleansed
• respected
• elevated
• uplifted
• ennobled

2

as in abused

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• tortured
• bullied
• mistreated
• injured
• oppressed
• manhandled
• maltreated
• ill-treated
• misused
• persecuted
• violated
• hurt
• mishandled
• ill-used
• harassed
• tormented
• molested
• messed over
• outraged
• victimized
• harmed
• took apart
• wronged
• kicked around
• worked (over)
• burned
• beat (up)
• sandbagged
• roughed (up)
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fostered
• cherished
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• favored
• indulged
• spoiled
• gratified
• pampered
• coddled
• catered (to)
• humored
• babied
• mollycoddled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brutalized

Allegations of abuse, inmates being brutalized by jailers, and dire conditions have plagued the facility for years, leading some county leaders, former sheriffs and civil rights advocates to call for the jail to be closed. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Because they’ve been brutalized by the same machinery of repression. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

How many people will stay home rather than risk being racially profiled and brutalized? — Kica Matos, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Described as a biting political thriller in the tradition of Wild in the Streets and V for Vendetta, The Hunted is set in a dystopian America where trans people are brutalized and erased to the margins of society. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026

Family Photo The family had fled the Congo after Carine, an activist, was brutalized for speaking out against the ruling regime. — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026

The Original brutalized El Grande Americano II back inside the ring. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Enslaved people were often punished, beaten, or further brutalized for showing emotion, grieving openly or resisting in visible ways. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

Nikitin was drugged and brutalized by his captors in the Soviet psychiatric prisons. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026