What is another word for mis-used?
512 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ mˈɪsjˈuːzd], [ mˈɪsjˈuːzd], [ m_ˈɪ_s_j_ˈuː_z_d]Table of Contents
Similar words for mis-used:- lost (adjective)
- perverted (adjective)
- abuse (verb)
- corrupt (verb)
- dissipate (verb)
- embezzle (verb)
- harm (verb)
- ill-treat (verb)
- misappropriate (verb)
- mishandle (verb)
- mishandle/mismanage (verb)
- mistreat (verb)
- misuse (verb)
- molest (verb)
- murder (verb)
- outrage (verb)
- pervert (verb)
- profane (verb)
- prostitute (verb)
- punish (verb)
- spend (verb)
- squander (verb)
- trifle (verb)
- waste (verb)
Synonyms for Mis-used:
adj.
•lost (adjective)- misused,
- forgotten,
- devastated,
- dissipated,
- lapsed,
- demolished,
- Abolished,
- Perished,
- wasted,
- annihilated,
- Misspent,
- consumed,
- obliterated,
- out-of-date,
- dead,
- past,
- wiped out,
- gone,
- squandered,
- wrecked,
- unremembered,
- obsolete,
- bygone,
- exterminated,
- Eradicated,
- ruined,
- Frittered.
- debauched,
- impaired,
- vitiate,
- distorted,
- unhealthy,
- depraved,
- outraged,
- wicked,
- debased,
- misguided,
- abandoned,
- defiled,
- abused,
- monstrous,
- aberrant,
- contorted,
- warped,
- unnatural,
- abnormal,
- twisted,
- foreign,
- corrupted,
- deviant,
- Deviating,
- kinky,
- vicious,
- polluted,
- tainted,
- queer,
- grotesque,
- vitiated,
- sick.
v.
•abuse (verb)- hose,
- misuse,
- rough up,
- mishandle,
- damage,
- overburden,
- wax,
- bang up,
- oppress,
- persecute,
- ruin,
- beat up,
- pollute,
- harm,
- total,
- violate,
- defile,
- victimize,
- overtax,
- exhaust,
- mar,
- taint,
- bung up,
- deprave,
- impair,
- overwork,
- roughhouse,
- spoil.
- abase,
- decompose,
- deface,
- debase,
- pull down,
- adulterate,
- undermine,
- square,
- animalize,
- bribe,
- lower,
- putrefy,
- contaminate,
- fix,
- bastardize,
- decay,
- stain,
- grease palm,
- debauch,
- dishonor,
- reduce,
- blight,
- lure,
- degrade,
- despoil,
- abuse,
- blemish,
- warp,
- suborn,
- disfigure,
- hurt,
- deform,
- demoralize,
- subvert,
- demean,
- infect,
- depreciate,
- disgrace,
- ravage,
- injure,
- rot.
- lavish,
- burn up,
- dump,
- be wasteful with,
- use up,
- throw away,
- consume,
- kiss goodbye,
- misspend,
- fritter away,
- deplete,
- indulge oneself,
- trifle away.
- loot,
- skim,
- peculate,
- abstract,
- pilfer,
- filch,
- forge,
- put hand in cookie jar,
- thieve,
- defalcate,
- put hand in till,
- appropriate,
- purloin,
- misappropriate.
- prejudice,
- trample,
- zing,
- tweak,
- muck up,
- maim,
- inconvenience,
- wreck,
- shock,
- sap,
- scathe,
- bruise,
- mutilate,
- discommode,
- cripple,
- Disserve,
- nick,
- incommode,
- wound,
- do violence to,
- vandalize,
- louse up,
- crush,
- wing,
- stab,
- traumatize,
- dump on,
- get,
- put down,
- sabotage,
- mangle,
- tarnish,
- dilapidate,
- wrench,
- shatter.
- misdirect,
- misgovern,
- be inefficient,
- err,
- screw up,
- overlook,
- make a mess of,
- confound,
- muff,
- shoot oneself in foot,
- foul up,
- fumble,
- botch,
- gum up,
- blunder,
- bungle,
- be incompetent,
- goof up,
- misconduct,
- flub,
- put foot in,
- make a hash of,
- goof,
- maladminister.
- waste,
- maltreat,
- corrupt,
- handle roughly,
- ill-treat,
- exploit,
- mistreat,
- prostitute,
- go through,
- outrage,
- mess up,
- run through,
- pervert,
- squander,
- shake up,
- profane,
- wrong,
- dissipate,
- molest,
- brutalize,
- misapply,
- desecrate,
- blow,
- Misemploy,
- maul,
- cut up.
- disturb,
- meddle,
- hinder,
- accost,
- interfere,
- disorganize,
- displace,
- fondle,
- Illtreat,
- attack,
- rape,
- assail,
- intrude,
- encroach.
- take for a ride,
- destroy,
- rub out,
- liquidate,
- cool,
- knock off,
- shoot,
- dust off,
- slay,
- guillotine,
- knife,
- HIT,
- butcher,
- behead,
- garotte,
- dispatch,
- exterminate,
- decapitate,
- smother,
- extinguish,
- abolish,
- defeat,
- thrash,
- electrocute,
- execute,
- asphyxiate,
- strangle,
- slaughter,
- put away,
- hang,
- snuff,
- massacre,
- do in,
- eliminate,
- assassinate,
- eradicate,
- take out,
- take a life,
- chill,
- off,
- blot out,
- drub,
- lynch,
- finish,
- bump off.
- aggrieve,
- infuriate,
- make hit the ceiling,
- raise Cain,
- scandalize,
- incense,
- ravish,
- whip up,
- reach boiling point,
- deflower,
- ill- treat,
- insult,
- fire up,
- jar,
- boil over,
- force,
- affront,
- madden,
- kick up a row.
- fake,
- garble,
- divert,
- falsify,
- spike,
- doctor up,
- cut,
- distort,
- water,
- color,
- misstate,
- phony up,
- seduce,
- misrepresent,
- salt,
- alloy,
- fudge,
- brainwash,
- doctor,
- misconstrue,
- misinterpret.
- revile,
- tar,
- flame,
- scorn,
- mudsling,
- mock,
- cuss,
- darn,
- put double whammy on,
- curse,
- commit sacrilege,
- talk dirty,
- commit sin,
- damn,
- be evil,
- befoul,
- swear,
- blaspheme,
- hoodoo,
- vice,
- voodoo.
- fine,
- dismiss,
- knock about,
- flog,
- chastise,
- whip,
- lecture,
- give a going over,
- incarcerate,
- exile,
- crack down on,
- rap knuckles,
- throw the book at,
- lash,
- sentence,
- debar,
- reprove,
- expel,
- chasten,
- attend to,
- cuff,
- slap wrist,
- scourge,
- spank,
- give the works,
- discipline,
- batter,
- beat,
- defrock,
- paddle,
- correct,
- switch,
- train,
- immure,
- castigate,
- blacklist,
- teach a lesson.
- fritter,
- put in,
- idle,
- devote,
- laze,
- fill,
- fool around,
- kill,
- while away,
- employ,
- let pass,
- drift,
- pass,
- go.
- spend,
- be prodigal with,
- cash out,
- expend,
- Prodigalize,
- put out,
- scatter,
- spend like water,
- be wasteful,
- frivol away,
- throw money around,
- frivol,
- spring for,
- trifle.
- palter,
- waste time,
- futz around,
- flirt,
- lollygag,
- fool with,
- fidget,
- dawdle,
- fool,
- indulge in,
- monkey with,
- dilly-dally,
- Fribble,
- twiddle,
- lounge,
- putter,
- play with,
- coquet,
- lead on,
- horse around,
- dally,
- philander,
- loiter,
- doodle,
- wink at,
- monkey,
- be insincere,
- play,
- string along,
- toy,
- wanton,
- amuse oneself,
- mess with,
- dabble,
- potter,
- play games with.
Antonyms for Mis-used:
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adj.
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v.
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abuse
esteem, grow, sanctify, benefit, honor, help, respect, approve, prize, treat well, improve, cherish, adulate, compliment, acclaim, aid, revere, praise, defend, care for, treasure, purify, commend, preserve.
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corrupt
bless, obey, mend, elevate, favor, strengthen, neglect, cleanse, laud, dignify, flourish, adorn, boost, embellish, enhance, increase, better, chasten, build, beautify, repair, upgrade, heal, ornament, ignore, develop, decorate, exalt, cure, raise.
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dissipate
collect, accumulate, gather, starve, appear.
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misappropriate
use wisely.
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mishandle
do well.
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murder
give birth, light, inspirit, bear, institute, encourage, establish, start, ratify, continue, warm, construct, keep, heat.
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pervert
moralize, straighten, leave alone, represent.
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squander
set aside.
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abuse