ill-use

The word “ill-use” has 2 syllables: ill-use

It's pronounced as /ˈɪlˌjus/


What is synonym and antonym for ill-use?

In the thesaurus, “ill-use” has 38 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for ill-use

  • abuse
  • brutalize
  • bully
  • burn
  • dissipate
  • exhaust
  • harass
  • harm
  • hurt
  • ill-treat
  • 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-use

  • baby
  • cherish
  • coddle
  • favor
  • foster
  • gratify
  • hoard
  • humor
  • indulge
  • mollycoddle
  • nurture
  • pamper
  • save
  • spoil
  • treat well

Meanings of ill-use

  • noun
    1. Bad, cruel or unkind treatment.
  • verb
    1. To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly.

Example Sentences

  • The landlord promised not to ill-use his authority over the tenants, ensuring fair treatment for all.
  • Animal welfare organizations work tirelessly to prevent the ill-use of animals in entertainment and agriculture.
  • The new regulations aim to deter the ill-use of public funds by implementing stricter oversight measures.
  • The guidelines prohibit the ill-use of company resources for personal gain, promoting ethical conduct in the workplace.
  • Parents must educate their children about the dangers of cyberbullying and the ill-use of social media platforms.

On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ill-use, 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

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

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

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

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

ill-treated

  • abused
  • brutalized
  • bullied
  • burned
  • burnt
  • harassed
  • harmed
  • hurt
  • ill-used
  • injured
  • kicked around
  • maltreated
  • manhandled
  • messed over
  • mishandled
  • mistreated
  • misused
  • molested
  • oppressed
  • outraged
  • persecuted
  • sandbagged
  • took apart
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • victimized
  • violated
  • wronged

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