ill-usage

The word “ill-usage” has 3 syllables: ill-us-age

It's pronounced as /ˈɪlˌjuːsɪdʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for ill-usage?

In the thesaurus, “ill-usage” has 23 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for 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

Antonyms for ill-usage

  • application
  • employment
  • use
  • utilization

Meanings of ill-usage

  • noun
    1. Bad, cruel or unkind treatment.

Example Sentences

  • The advocate fought against the ill-usage of human rights in oppressive regimes around the world.
  • The legislation aimed to address the ill-usage of power by corporations, ensuring fair treatment of workers.
  • The novel highlighted the consequences of societal ill-usage, portraying the struggles of marginalized communities.
  • The campaign raised awareness about the ill-usage of natural resources, urging people to adopt sustainable practices.
  • The investigation exposed the ill-usage of public funds by government officials, leading to calls for accountability and reform.

On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ill-usage, such as: abuse, application, corruption, damage, debasement, desecration, destruction.

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Related Words

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

ill-treatments

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

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

maltreatments

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

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

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