What is another word for misused?
Pronunciation:
[ mɪsjˈuːzd], [ mɪsjˈuːzd], [ m_ɪ_s_j_ˈuː_z_d]
Related words: misspelled words, commonly confused words, homonyms, homographs, homophones, words with multiple meanings, spelling bee winner
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Synonyms for Misused:
adj.
• all (adjective) • lost (adjective) • misused (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
• abused (noun) • ill-used (noun) • misused (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- dissipated,
- misdirected,
- insulted,
- untouched,
- harmed,
- henpecked,
- fractured,
- corrupted,
- profaned,
- misrepresented,
- utilised,
- depraved,
- Manipulated,
- twisted,
- Lavished,
- demoralised,
- demoralized,
- convoluted,
- Misapplied,
- squandered,
- vitiated,
- misappropriated,
- Prostituted,
- outraged,
- slavish,
- wronged,
- tortured,
- downtrodden,
- sophisticated,
- mistreated,
- utilized,
- submissive,
- misuse,
- oppressed,
- habited,
- shouted,
- altered,
- mishandled,
- servile,
- wasted,
- embezzled.
How to use "Misused" in context?
Misused is an adjective meaning used in an incorrect or unintended way. For example, calling a pencil a "pencil" is misuse because pens are typically used for writing. Misused can also refer to a word or phrase that has been used in an incorrect or unintended way, as in "The address is incorrect, it's a misuse of words.
Paraphrases for Misused:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
abused.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Abusing.
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Verb, past participle
abused.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Independent
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Verb, past tense
abducted, applied, consumed, employed, harmed, leverage, misappropriated, offended, seized, stole, utilised, utilized, wrong, Denied, Operated, Relied, Shifted, hijacked.
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Verb, past participle
accused, addicted, appropriated, distorted, distracted, diverted, employed, expended, exploited, harmed, harnessed, misappropriated, missed, misunderstood, offended, perverted, realised, stolen, tapped, turned, twisted, use, used, utilised, utilized, violated, Caught, Deceived, Defrauded, Exceeded, Fooled, Misled, Operated, Relied, Screwed, Tricked, Sidetracked, hijacked, redirected.
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Verb, past tense
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Other Related
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Adjective
abuse, misappropriated.
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Adjective
Homophones for Misused:
- masked, makeweight, mess kit, mysidae, muscadet, misguide, mugshot, massasoit, majesty, monkey jacket, mug shot, Masoud, man-sized, manicotti, mink coat, misdeed, most, mussitate, make it, moose-wood, mighty, make out, musjid, mikado, monocyte, musd, machete, myacidae, masqat, muskat, mist, misdo, massicotite, make good, minnesota, Mexico City, massed, monoxide, max out, misdate, munjeet, mujahid, minimized, mucoid, muscidae, mixed, mainmast, maggoty, monazite, maoist, musette, mujtihad, maggot, massachuset, monistat, mankato, mnemonist, muskwood, moosewood, might, musth, misty, make-do, mess jacket, moist, make headway, meshed, maxzide, mukataa, megahit, mesquit, moonseed, Manx Cat, Mossad, masochist, masjid, must, muscat, mesquite, mastoid, muscoidea, mazed, mast, megawatt, many-sided, musset, majidae, misquote, masthead, mainstay, moon shot, moss agate, monkshood, magicicada, missed, masse shot, mashhad, moquette, Mucic Acid, megadeath, make do, mahayanist, musket, masted, misty-eyed, mouse-sized, mst, miscast, Mao Jacket, mosquito, musty, misstate, mascot, misguided, mainsheet, monocot, Massicot, mimosoideae, Mae West.
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- Synonyms:
- enlivener, reformist, refresher, renovator, restorer, Modernizer, Regenerator, Reviver, recharger.
