Synonyms of manhandled

manhandled

verb

past tense of manhandle

1

as in abused

to abuse physically

charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• attacked
• mauled
• ambushed
• tortured
• maltreated
• mishandled
• injured
• beat
• roughed (up)
• slapped
• hurt
• battered
• wounded
• mistreated
• pummeled
• wrestled
• misused
• thrashed
• licked
• harmed
• knocked
• buffeted
• persecuted
• fought
• pounded
• bashed
• ill-treated
• wronged
• oppressed
• lambasted
• assailed
• hit
• jumped
• clobbered
• ill-used
• tormented
• drubbed
• roughhoused
• pommeled
• ganged up (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caressed
• fondled
• petted
• pampered
• coddled
• fostered
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• mollycoddled

2

as in bullied

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

if you see anyone manhandling a child, you should call the authorities

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manhandled

He was brought to the prison infirmary, where numerous guards surrounded, punched, kicked, choked, dropped and manhandled him. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Not only did the offense look poor against the New York Jets on Sunday but the defensive line got manhandled by the Jets offensive line. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Valley View won its first game but was manhandled by Searcy last week. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

New England lost in demoralizing fashion to the Seahawks last February, 29-13, as the Seattle defense manhandled the Patriots’ offense. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Those ramped up after Ottawa was completely manhandled by the Canes, and never held the lead at any point in the series. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Then, the family says two others broke through a small window, manhandled their dogs and stole priceless mementos handed down through their family over generations, along with the cash. — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

Did something get squashed en route, then manhandled by Kennedy? — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026

Stella was torn between getting it right and being manhandled by Meredith. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026