roughhoused

verb

past tense of roughhouse
1
as in wrestled

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2
as in cut up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughhoused
  1. wrestled
  2. cut up
  3. abused
  4. carried on
  5. misused
  6. slapped
  7. mistreated
  8. pummeled
Verb
  • The album folded electronic textures, orchestral flourishes, studio experimentation and huge melodies into songs that wrestled with politics, mortality, love, fear and the strange business of being alive.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • On the other end, Heckman wrestled with the moral predicament of giving airtime to a potential murderer while hoping to keep Hall alive.
    — Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrestled
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  • Rifkin also open a bag containing Machado’s black bra and purple T-shirt, both of which were cut up by scissors.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Duke Energy crews are working to cut up the tree and replace the pole, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut up
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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
Definition of abused
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  • But a new wave of indignation swept Spain when Abascal, who uses a wheelchair, was carried on a stretcher from her apartment after police cordoned off the street.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Still, Sheeran carried on with his tour over the weekend, addressing the controversy and expressing a middling stance on Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of carried on
Verb
  • The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday that an internal audit of the department’s ALPRs found that five officers misused the technology.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of misused
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  • Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The man says the officer slapped him, and also claims the officer shot at him.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of slapped
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  • Ultimately, the show attempts to draw a parallel between Lizzie Borden and Aileen Wuornos, portraying them as two women abused and mistreated by society who dared to fight back.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The other has been dismissed or mistreated in a clinic before, and reads the same sentence as confirmation that they were not told the whole story the first time.
    — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistreated
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  • The powerful nor’easter that pummeled North Carolina’s coast left something strange behind on the Outer Banks, photos show.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of pummeled
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“Roughhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhoused. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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