What is another word for rough up?
434 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈʌf ˈʌp], [ ɹˈʌf ˈʌp], [ ɹ_ˈʌ_f ˈʌ_p]
"Rough up" is a phrasal verb that is commonly used in casual English to describe a physical altercation or a forceful action that causes damage or harm. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used interchangeably with "rough up" depending on the situation. These synonyms include words such as "beat up", "pummel", "thrash", "maul", "assault", "bruise", "hurt", "injure", and "maltreat". Each of these synonyms has its own nuanced meaning and context, but they are all generally used to describe a physical act of aggression or force. It is important to use the appropriate synonym in order to accurately convey the message and avoid misunderstandings.
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Similar words for rough up:
- other relevant words (noun)
- abuse (verb)
- cause bodily damage (verb)
- cause physical pain; experience pain (verb)
- contact (verb)
- handle harshly (verb)
- harm, hinder (verb)
- hurt (verb)
- impair (verb)
- manhandle (verb)
- mar (verb)
- maul (verb)
- mistreat (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- punish (verb)
- wound (verb)
- other synonyms
- maul
- mistreat
- punish
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Rough up:
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• abuse (verb)- roughhouse,
- Illtreat,
- banged up,
- spoil,
- de-filed,
- de file,
- bunged up,
- mis using,
- roughhoused,
- mis-handling,
- de filed,
- de-file,
- mis-handles,
- mis handles,
- de-files,
- molest,
- mis used,
- mis handled,
- mis-handle,
- bangs up,
- bung up,
- de-filing,
- ill-treat,
- spoils,
- mis-used,
- mis-handled,
- de files,
- de filing,
- roughhousing,
- bungs up,
- mis handling,
- hosing,
- pollute,
- spoilt,
- banging up,
- HOSED,
- ill treat,
- ruin,
- mis handle,
- bang up,
- bunging up,
- mis-using.
- hurt.
- wracked up,
- wracks up,
- are tender,
- being sore,
- wracking up,
- doeth violence,
- were tender,
- dost violence,
- be sore,
- is tender,
- be tender,
- wast sore,
- art sore,
- did violence,
- does violence,
- is sore,
- am sore,
- doest violence,
- wert sore,
- doth violence,
- whacking,
- whacked,
- were sore,
- being tender,
- wrack up,
- are sore,
- do violence,
- doing violence,
- art tender,
- spank,
- Winging,
- am tender,
- was tender,
- wast tender,
- was sore,
- wert tender,
- didst violence.
- de stroyed,
- dis qualifying,
- de crease,
- queers,
- de-stroys,
- de base,
- un-fitted,
- dis-qualifies,
- dis qualify,
- de-stroying,
- making useless,
- de-creasing,
- de stroy,
- de-valuated,
- re duces,
- loses strength,
- de-valuating,
- in validates,
- losing strength,
- de basing,
- dis qualified,
- unfitted,
- in-validated,
- de value,
- de-valued,
- under mining,
- de-crease,
- de-creases,
- under-mining,
- de-value,
- unfitting,
- de-stroyed,
- re-duces,
- de valuates,
- in-validating,
- queered,
- made useless,
- makes useless,
- in validated,
- de-values,
- de-based,
- re-duce,
- de valuate,
- de-valuing,
- in-validates,
- de based,
- de stroys,
- make useless,
- in validate,
- de values,
- de-basing,
- un fits,
- un-fit,
- de valued,
- lost strength,
- de-creased,
- de valuing,
- in validating,
- un-fits,
- dis-qualifying,
- de-base,
- de-valuate,
- un fitted,
- de stroying,
- de creasing,
- queering,
- under mined,
- in-validate,
- dis-qualify,
- un fitting,
- re duce,
- dis-qualified,
- de valuated,
- de creased,
- lose strength,
- de valuating,
- un-fitting,
- de-valuates,
- dis qualifies,
- de creases,
- unfits,
- under-mined,
- de-stroy.
- de facing,
- mar,
- de forming,
- de faced,
- dis figuring,
- de-form,
- de-forms,
- de-faces,
- dis-figure,
- dis-figured,
- dis figured,
- de-faced,
- de-facing,
- dis figure,
- de-tracts,
- dis-figures,
- de-formed,
- de faces,
- de-forming,
- dis figures,
- DE Form,
- de-face,
- de-tract,
- de tract,
- dis-figuring,
- de face,
- de formed,
- de forms,
- de tracts.
- handles roughly,
- letted have it,
- putting in the hospital,
- wrought over,
- putting in hospital,
- taking care of,
- putting the hospital,
- leant on,
- puts in hospital,
- works over,
- handled roughly,
- puts the hospital,
- breaks face,
- put hospital,
- leaned on,
- puts hospital,
- handling roughly,
- breaking face,
- letting have it,
- lets have it,
- broke face,
- puts in the hospital,
- leans on,
- putting hospital,
- brake face,
- put in hospital,
- put the hospital.
- dumping on,
- mis treat,
- out-raged,
- pushes around,
- out-rage,
- out-raging,
- out-rages,
- giving black eye,
- mis-treating,
- pushed around,
- doth wrong,
- out raged,
- doeth wrong,
- mis treating,
- gave black eye,
- mis-treated,
- dumps on,
- doest wrong,
- mis treated,
- kicks around,
- dost wrong,
- mis-treats,
- gives black eye,
- out rages,
- didst wrong,
- mis treats,
- mis-treat.
- de-bars,
- slapped wrist,
- de bars,
- give going over,
- giving works,
- gives going over,
- gave going over,
- rapping knuckles,
- teach lesson,
- de-bar,
- teaches lesson,
- dis-missing,
- de-frock,
- throws book at,
- giving going over,
- gave the works,
- attending to,
- re prove,
- attends to,
- dis missing,
- gives the works,
- de frocked,
- throwing the book at,
- gave a going over,
- de barring,
- giving a going over,
- rapped knuckles,
- de frocks,
- re-proved,
- re-proves,
- throws the book at,
- gives works,
- gave works,
- slaps wrist,
- re-proving,
- de barred,
- de frocking,
- de-frocking,
- throwing book at,
- raps knuckles,
- dis-missed,
- taught a lesson,
- threw book at,
- gives a going over,
- give works,
- de-barred,
- giving the works,
- cracks down on,
- de frock,
- de bar,
- de-frocked,
- re-prove,
- slapping wrist,
- de-frocks,
- dis missed,
- de-barring,
- teaching lesson,
- threw the book at,
- re proves,
- cracked down on,
- taught lesson,
- teaching a lesson,
- re proved,
- rapt knuckles,
- defrocks,
- teaches a lesson.
Other synonyms:
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- batter.
- put in the hospital,
- bludgeoned,
- paws,
- Muscled,
- take care of,
- leaning on,
- break face,
- took care of,
- worked over,
- Muscling,
- Mauled,
- handle roughly,
- takes care of,
- lean on,
- let have it,
- bludgeoning.
- push around,
- doing wrong,
- did wrong,
- give black eye,
- kick around,
- kicked around,
- kicking around,
- dumped on,
- Trashed,
- dump on,
- does wrong,
- do wrong,
- pushing around.
How to use "Rough up" in context?
If someone roughs you up, they physically assault you. This can mean punching, kicking, or even throwing you to the ground. It's considered a very serious crime and can result in jail time and a criminal record.
Homophones for Rough up:
- raspy, rose bay, rugby, receive, re-equip, recopy, rake off, rosy boa, rough pea, rosehip, recife, rise up, recessive, rig up, rechauffe, rush off, recoup, reshape, Reship, ruck up, recap, rajab, rake-off, recipe, rake up, raise up, rosebay, rose hip, rasp, rack up.
Hyponym for Rough up:
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