MISEMPLOYED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

misemployed

verb

past tense of misemploy

as in abused

to put to a bad or improper use a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter

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Or to feel that no one with the power to do something cares that you were abused.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Leo was to meet with seven survivors later Sunday, including one who was abused as an adult, in recognition of the new frontier of the abuse crisis facing the church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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The researchers at Google argued that the risk of the algorithm being misused or rapidly developed further if it was made public was simply too great.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
There’s no indication Abby couldn’t have children of her own, was depressed, misused substances or asked Andrew for a divorce.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

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