Synonyms of misuses

misuses 1 of 2

noun

plural of misuse

as in abuses

incorrect or improper use

the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• misapplications
• corruptions
• perversions
• misusages
• ruins
• misemployments
• destructions
• damages
• misutilizations
• mismanagements
• debasements
• mistreatments
• prostitutions
• ill-treatments
• desecrations
• maltreatments
• profanations
• ill-usages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• applications
• employments
• utilizations

misuses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of misuse

1

as in misapplies

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

• abuses
• misapplies
• perverts
• prostitutes
• profanes
• degrades
• corrupts
• misemploys
• twists
• desecrates
• mismanages
• debases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• applies
• employs
• utilizes
• respects

2

as in bullies

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

sadly misused by the people he had trusted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• bullies
• tortures
• mistreats
• violates
• injures
• mishandles
• brutalizes
• oppresses
• maltreats
• manhandles
• takes apart
• hurts
• persecutes
• ill-treats
• ill-uses
• messes over
• harms
• molests
• harasses
• outrages
• torments
• victimizes
• wrongs
• works (over)
• kicks around
• beats (up)
• burns
• sandbags
• roughs (up)
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fosters
• cherishes
• nurtures
• cares (for)
• indulges
• babies
• favors
• spoils
• caters (to)
• gratifies
• pampers
• humors
• coddles
• mollycoddles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misuses

Noun

Second, that the occasional misuses of that discretion would be few, far between, and manageable by the court system through robust testing and oversight. —Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026