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