Synonyms of misused

misused

verb

past tense of misuse

1

as in abused

to put to a bad or improper use

an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• misapplied
• perverted
• prostituted
• profaned
• degraded
• corrupted
• misemployed
• twisted
• mismanaged
• desecrated
• debased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• used
• employed
• utilized
• applied
• respected

2

as in bullied

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

sadly misused by the people he had trusted

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misused

No company is immune to data breaches or leaks, and there is always the risk that sensitive data will be misused by companies or bad actors. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

The judge concluded that the plaintiffs failed to show that their data was misused as a result of the breach. — Chase Jordan july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

Meanwhile, writers and actors have expressed worries about their work being misused to train AI models. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Gray alleged a litany of corruption violations, including claims that Haggerty double-billed the county for travel expenses and misused public resources. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 to the public earlier this month, with safeguards the company said would reduce the risk of it being misused for cyberattacks or other nefarious purposes. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 1 July 2026

The Press-Enterprise reported a Riverside County supervisor is seeking an investigation into whether the sheriff misused public resources, including his uniform, official events, county equipment, and the sheriff’s office’s social media channels, during his run for governor. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

The administration has argued that the program is being misused and has lost its temporary nature. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Over 10% of study participants with eating disorders misused the GLP-1. — Dr. Samantha Aquino Calpo, ABC News, 24 June 2026