Synonyms of misused

misused

verb

past tense of misuse

1

as in abused

to put to a bad or improper use

an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• misapplied
• perverted
• prostituted
• profaned
• degraded
• corrupted
• misemployed
• twisted
• mismanaged
• desecrated
• debased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• used
• employed
• utilized
• applied
• respected

2

as in bullied

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

sadly misused by the people he had trusted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• bullied
• tortured
• mistreated
• injured
• mishandled
• violated
• manhandled
• maltreated
• brutalized
• oppressed
• ill-used
• hurt
• ill-treated
• persecuted
• messed over
• harassed
• took apart
• harmed
• molested
• tormented
• outraged
• kicked around
• victimized
• wronged
• worked (over)
• sandbagged
• beat (up)
• burned
• roughed (up)
• messed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cherished
• fostered
• nurtured
• cared (for)
• favored
• indulged
• spoiled
• gratified
• pampered
• catered (to)
• coddled
• humored
• babied
• mollycoddled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misused

Anthropic is also testing its latest Mythos model with a select group of companies; the Claude developer claims these restrictions are necessary to ensure the model can’t be misused upon a more public release. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026

In February, conservative filmmaker Joel Gilbert filed a complaint to the Federal Elections Committee alleging Swalwell misused campaign finance funds on child care for his three children. —Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026

The affidavit also alleges that, during his role as chief, Cantrell misused official information to conduct criminal searches on people involved in a lawsuit with Ashley Ketcherside, including a public official. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026

Amid the backdrop of the war in Iran, Leo has repeatedly warned in recent days that violence is becoming normalized and that religious language is at risk of being misused to justify it. —Chris Livesay, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

In the past, doing all the risk assessments and necessary evaluations to ensure funds are not misused, can take a year or more. —Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026

The Inspector General closed the final investigation in 2022, saying there was no proof Hernandez had misused her position, engaged in conflicts of interest or accepted financial incentives. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

Federal authorities framed the case as an example of how AI can be misused to exploit digital payment systems at scale. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Denver’s previous vendor, Flock Safety, misused data, and that contract was terminated. —Michael Hancock, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026