ill-treat
The word “ill-treat” has 2 syllables: ill-treat
It's pronounced as /ɪlˈtrit/
What is synonym and antonym for ill-treat?
In the thesaurus, “ill-treat” has 38 synonyms and 15 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for ill-treat along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for ill-treat
- abuse
- brutalize
- bully
- burn
- dissipate
- exhaust
- harass
- harm
- hurt
- ill-use
- injure
- kick around
- maltreat
- manhandle
- mess over
- misemploy
- mishandle
- mistreat
- misuse
- molest
- oppress
- outrage
- overburden
- overtax
- overwork
- persecute
- prostitute
- sandbag
- spoil
- squander
- taint
- take apart
- torment
- torture
- victimize
- violate
- waste
- wrong
Antonyms for ill-treat
Meanings of ill-treat
- verb
- To treat someone or something badly or unkindly; to abuse or mistreat.
Example Sentences
- The animal shelter rescued several dogs that had been ill-treated by their previous owners.
- It is unacceptable to ill-treat anyone based on their ethnicity or religion.
- The government passed laws to protect vulnerable populations from being ill-treated in the workplace.
- She couldn't understand why anyone would ill-treat such a gentle creature as a kitten.
- The campaign aimed to raise awareness about the consequences of ill-treating the environment for future generations.
On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ill-treat, such as: abuse, baby, brutalize, bully, burn, cherish, coddle.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
kicked around
- absorbed
- abused
- aestivated
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- batted
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- chilled
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- horsed around
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- ill-treated
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- misused
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- monkeyed
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- victimized
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ill-usage
- abuse
- corruption
- damage
- debasement
- desecration
- destruction
- ill-treatment
- maltreatment
- misapplication
- misemployment
- mishandling
- mismanagement
- mismanaging
- mistreatment
- misusage
- misuse
- misutilization
- perversion
- profanation
- prostitution
- ruin
- spoiling
- wrecking
maltreatment
- abuse
- corruption
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- destruction
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- ill-usage
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- misemployment
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- profanation
- prostitution
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maladministered
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- botched
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- hurt
- ill-treated
- ill-used
- maltreated
- misconducted
- misgoverned
- mishandled
- mismanaged
- misruled
- mistreated
- misused
- violated
maladminister
- abuse
- be incompetent
- be inefficient
- blow
- blunder
- botch
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- confound
- damage
- err
- fail
- flub
- foul up
- fumble
- goof
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- gum up
- harm
- hurt
- ill-treat
- ill-use
- make a hash of
- make a mess of
- maltreat
- mess up
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- misconduct
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- misemploy
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- misrule
- mistreat
- misuse
- muff
- overlook
- pervert
- prostitute
- put foot in
- screw up
- shoot oneself in foot
- violate