abused

The word “abused” has 2 syllables: a-bused

It's pronounced as /əˈbjuzd/

What is synonym and antonym for abused?

In the thesaurus, “abused” has 216 synonyms and 62 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abused along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abused

a slave to
abandoned
aberrant
abject
abnormal
affronted
archaic
arid
aspersed
assailed
attacked
bad-mouthed
bashed
beat up on
belabored
belittled
berated
big yawn
blackguarded
blah
blasphemed
blasted
bled
browbeaten
brutalized
bullied
burdened
burned
burnt
castigated
chastised
cheated
chid
chided
colorless
commercialized
commodified
common
commonplace
contorted
corrupt
corrupted
cowed
criticized
crushed
cursed
dead
debased
debauched
defiled
degraded
depraved
desecrated
despairing
despoiled
destitute
deviant
deviating
disheartened
dismal
disparaged
dispirited
distorted
distressed
downcast
downtrodden
dreary
driveling
dry
enslaved
excoriated
execrated
exploited
familiar
flat
fleeced
foreign
fulminated
grotesque
hackneyed
harangued
harassed
harmed
harried
have-not
heavy
hectored
helpless
ho-hum
hoary
hopeless
humdrum
hurt
ill-treated
ill-used
impaired
imprecated
injured
insipid
insulted
intimidated
jejune
jerked around
kicked around
kinky
lambasted
leveraged
libeled
libelled
lit into
longwinded
maltreated
manhandled
manipulated
messed over
mid
milked
misapplied
misemployed
misguided
mishandled
mismanaged
mistreated
misused
molested
monotonous
monstrous
oft-repeated
oppressed
ordinary
out-of-date
outraged
overburdened
overcharged
overworked
persecuted
perverted
pimped
plain
pointless
polluted
potshot
profaned
prolix
prosaic
prostituted
prosy
put down
ravished
rebuked
rejected
repetitious
repetitive
reprimanded
reviled
routine
run-of-the-mill
sailed into
sandbagged
savaged
scathed
scolded
scorned
sick
skinned
slammed
slandered
slurred
soaked
soporific
stale
stock
stuck
stupid
subservient
suppressed
tainted
taken advantage of
tame
tedious
tied into
tired
tiresome
took apart
tormented
tortured
traded on
traduced
trashed
trite
twisted
tyrannized
underfoot
unhealthy
unimaginative
uninspiring
unnatural
used
usual
usual thing
vapid
vicious
victimized
vilified
violated
vitiate
vitiated
vituperated
walked on
warped
whipped
wicked
worked
worn-out
wronged
wrought

Antonyms for abused

acclaimed
active
applied
babied
bright
cherished
clean
cleansed
clear
coddled
commended
complimented
employed
eventful
exciting
favored
fostered
good
gratified
hailed
happy
healthy
honorable
humored
indulged
intelligent
interesting
keen
knifelike
lauded
light
lively
luminous
lustrous
mollycoddled
moral
noble
nurtured
pampered
pleasant
pointed
praised
pure
purified
quick
respected
sensitive
serrated
sharp
smart
spoiled
spoilt
straight
uncorrupt
upright
used
utilized
virtuous
vivacious
well
wholesome
witty

Meanings of abused

verb
1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert.
2. To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
3. To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.
4. To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.
5. To violate; defile; to rape.
6. Misrepresent; adulterate.
7. To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.
8. Disuse.
adjective
1. Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
2. Overused; used profligately or in excess.

Example Sentences

She sought help from authorities after being abused by her partner for years.
The neglected animals showed signs of having been abused in their previous home.
The therapist provided counseling to survivors of abused children.
The court imposed strict penalties on individuals found guilty of abused power.
Education about recognizing and reporting signs of abused children is crucial for community members.

On this page you'll find 278 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abused, such as: a slave to, abandoned, aberrant, abject, abnormal, acclaimed, active.

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