ill-treatment

The word “ill-treatment” has 3 syllables: ill-treat-ment

It's pronounced as /ɪlˈtritmənt/


What is synonym and antonym for ill-treatment?

In the thesaurus, “ill-treatment” has 96 synonyms and 35 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ill-treatment along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ill-treatment

  • abusage
  • abuse
  • ache
  • annoyance
  • banishment
  • barbarism
  • bashing
  • black and blue
  • blow
  • boo-boo
  • bruise
  • catachresis
  • chop
  • corruption
  • crime
  • cruel treatment
  • damage
  • debasement
  • delinquency
  • desecration
  • destruction
  • detriment
  • disadvantage
  • disaster
  • discomfort
  • disservice
  • dissipation
  • distress
  • down
  • exile
  • exploitation
  • expulsion
  • fault
  • galling
  • gash
  • harm
  • ill
  • ill-usage
  • imprisonment
  • infliction
  • injury
  • injustice
  • killing
  • loss
  • malapropism
  • maltreatment
  • mark
  • massacre
  • misapplication
  • misappropriation
  • mischief
  • misconduct
  • misdeed
  • misemployment
  • misfortune
  • mishandling
  • mismanage
  • mismanagement
  • mismanaging
  • mistreatment
  • misusage
  • misuse
  • misutilization
  • murder
  • nick
  • offense
  • oppression
  • ouch
  • outrage
  • pain
  • pang
  • persecution
  • perversion
  • pestering
  • prejudice
  • profanation
  • prostitution
  • provoking
  • rough handling
  • ruin
  • scratch
  • sin
  • solecism
  • sore
  • soreness
  • spoiling
  • squandering
  • suffering
  • teasing
  • torment
  • torture
  • waste
  • wound
  • wrecking
  • wrong
  • wrongdoing

Antonyms for ill-treatment

  • advantage
  • aid
  • application
  • assist
  • behavior
  • benefit
  • blessing
  • cheer
  • comfort
  • cure
  • ease
  • employment
  • gain
  • good fortune
  • goodness
  • happiness
  • healing
  • health
  • help
  • joy
  • kindness
  • luck
  • miracle
  • pleasure
  • praise
  • profit
  • prosperity
  • relief
  • remedy
  • stimulation
  • success
  • succor
  • use
  • utilization
  • win

Meanings of ill-treatment

  • noun
    1. Bad, unkind or abusive treatment.

Example Sentences

  • The organization provides support to survivors of domestic violence who have experienced ill-treatment.
  • The government has implemented policies to address the issue of ill-treatment of prisoners in correctional facilities.
  • It is essential to raise awareness about the signs of elder abuse and prevent the ill-treatment of older adults.
  • The employee filed a complaint against the company for the ill-treatment she experienced in the workplace.
  • The documentary sheds light on the ill-treatment endured by migrant workers in certain industries.

On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ill-treatment, such as: abusage, abuse, ache, advantage, aid, annoyance, application.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

maltreatments

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

ill-usages

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

abuse

  • affront
  • asperse
  • aspersion
  • assail
  • attack
  • backbite
  • bad-mouth
  • bad-mouthing
  • bang up
  • bash
  • beat up
  • beat up on
  • belabor
  • belittle
  • belittlement
  • berate
  • billingsgate
  • blackguard
  • blackguardism
  • blame
  • blaspheme
  • blasphemy
  • blast
  • bleed
  • blow off
  • broadside
  • brutalize
  • bully
  • bung up
  • burn
  • calumniate
  • cap
  • castigate
  • castigation
  • censure
  • chastise
  • chastisement
  • cheat
  • chide
  • commercialize
  • commodify
  • corrupt
  • corruption
  • crime
  • criticism
  • criticize
  • curse
  • curses
  • cuss out
  • cut down
  • cut to the quick
  • cut up
  • damage
  • debase
  • debasement
  • decry
  • defamation
  • defame
  • defile
  • defilement
  • degrade
  • delinquency
  • deprave
  • derision
  • derogate
  • desecrate
  • desecration
  • destruction
  • diatribe
  • discount
  • disparage
  • disparagement
  • dissipate
  • do a number on
  • do an injustice to
  • dump on
  • epithet
  • excoriate
  • excoriation
  • execrate
  • execration
  • exhaust
  • expletive
  • exploit
  • exploitation
  • fault
  • fleece
  • fulminate
  • fulmination
  • give a black eye
  • harangue
  • harass
  • harm
  • harry
  • hose
  • hosing
  • hurl brickbat
  • hurt
  • ill-treat
  • ill-treatment
  • ill-usage
  • ill-use
  • impair
  • impairment
  • impose on
  • imprecate
  • imprecation
  • injure
  • injury
  • injustice
  • insult
  • insults
  • invective
  • jerk around
  • kick around
  • kicking around
  • knifing
  • knock
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • leverage
  • libel
  • light into
  • malediction
  • malevolence
  • maltreat
  • maltreatment
  • manhandle
  • manhandling
  • manipulate
  • mar
  • mess over
  • mess up
  • milk
  • minimize
  • misapplication
  • misapply
  • misconduct
  • misdeed
  • misemploy
  • misemployment
  • mishandle
  • mishandling
  • mismanage
  • mismanagement
  • mismanaging
  • mistreat
  • mistreatment
  • misusage
  • misuse
  • misutilization
  • molest
  • nag
  • obloquy
  • offend
  • offense
  • oppress
  • opprobrium
  • outrage
  • overburden
  • overcharge
  • overtax
  • overwork
  • persecute
  • perversion
  • pervert
  • pick on
  • pimp
  • polemic
  • pollute
  • pollution
  • potshot
  • profanation
  • profane
  • profanity
  • prostitute
  • prostitution
  • pushing around
  • put down
  • put-down
  • quinine
  • rag on
  • rebuke
  • reprimand
  • reproach
  • reproof
  • revile
  • revilement
  • ride
  • rip up
  • rough up
  • roughhouse
  • ruin
  • run down
  • sail into
  • sandbag
  • savage
  • scathe
  • scold
  • scolding
  • scurrility
  • shake up
  • signify
  • signifying
  • sin
  • skin
  • slam
  • slander
  • slap
  • sling mud
  • slur
  • smear
  • soak
  • sound
  • spoil
  • spoiling
  • squander
  • stick
  • swear at
  • swearing
  • swearword
  • taint
  • take apart
  • tear apart
  • tie into
  • tirade
  • torment
  • torture
  • total
  • trade on
  • traduce
  • trash
  • twist
  • upbraid
  • upbraiding
  • use
  • victimize
  • vilification
  • vilify
  • violate
  • violation
  • vitriol
  • vituperate
  • vituperation
  • walk on
  • waste
  • wax
  • whip
  • work
  • wrecking
  • wrong
  • wrongdoing
  • zing

maltreatment

  • abuse
  • corruption
  • damage
  • debasement
  • desecration
  • destruction
  • ill-treatment
  • ill-usage
  • injury
  • injustice
  • misapplication
  • misemployment
  • mishandling
  • mismanagement
  • mismanaging
  • mistreatment
  • misusage
  • misuse
  • misutilization
  • perversion
  • profanation
  • prostitution
  • ruin
  • spoiling
  • violation
  • wrecking

abuses

  • affronts
  • asperses
  • aspersions
  • assails
  • attacks
  • bad-mouths
  • bashes
  • beats up on
  • belabors
  • belittlements
  • belittles
  • berates
  • billingsgates
  • blackguardisms
  • blackguards
  • blasphemes
  • blasphemies
  • blasts
  • bleeds
  • broadsides
  • brutalizes
  • bullies
  • burns
  • castigates
  • castigations
  • chastisements
  • chastises
  • cheats
  • chides
  • commercializes
  • commodifies
  • corruptions
  • corrupts
  • criticisms
  • criticizes
  • curses
  • damages
  • debasements
  • debases
  • degrades
  • desecrates
  • desecrations
  • destructions
  • diatribes
  • disparagements
  • disparages
  • epithets
  • excoriates
  • excoriations
  • execrates
  • execrations
  • expletives
  • exploits
  • fleeces
  • fulminates
  • fulminations
  • harangues
  • harasses
  • harms
  • harries
  • hurts
  • ill-treatments
  • ill-treats
  • ill-usages
  • ill-uses
  • imprecates
  • imprecations
  • injures
  • insults
  • invectives
  • jerks around
  • kicks around
  • lambastes
  • lambasts
  • leverages
  • libels
  • lights into
  • maledictions
  • maltreatments
  • maltreats
  • manhandles
  • manipulates
  • messes over
  • milks
  • misapplications
  • misapplies
  • misemployments
  • misemploys
  • mishandles
  • mismanagements
  • mismanages
  • mistreatments
  • mistreats
  • misusages
  • misuses
  • misutilizations
  • molests
  • obloquies
  • oppresses
  • opprobriums
  • outrages
  • overcharges
  • persecutes
  • perversions
  • perverts
  • pimps
  • polemics
  • potshots
  • profanations
  • profanes
  • profanities
  • prostitutes
  • prostitutions
  • put-downs
  • puts down
  • rebukes
  • reprimands
  • reproofs
  • revilements
  • reviles
  • ruins
  • sails into
  • sandbags
  • savages
  • scathes
  • scolds
  • scurrilities
  • skins
  • slams
  • slanders
  • slurs
  • soaks
  • sticks
  • swearwords
  • takes apart
  • ties into
  • tirades
  • torments
  • tortures
  • trades on
  • traduces
  • trashes
  • twists
  • uses
  • victimizes
  • vilifications
  • vilifies
  • violates
  • vitriols
  • vituperates
  • vituperations
  • walks on
  • whips
  • works
  • wrongs

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