Misused Synonyms and Antonyms

Apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abused
  2. ill-treated
  3. mistreated
  4. perverted
  5. misapplied
  6. profaned
  7. mishandled
  8. maltreated
  9. misappropriated
  10. ill-used
  11. exploited
  12. embezzled
To use wrongly and improperly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. perverted
  2. mishandled
  3. misappropriated
  4. misapplied
  5. abused
Used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. used

Misused Sentence Examples

  • But because it can be misused doesn't mean it cannot be used well.

  • While these products are not addictive, they are toxic when misused.

  • Remember that spell check programs won't catch things such as transposed letters that still make legitimate words (e.g., form/from) or homonyms that are misused.

  • Any font can be misused by printing it too small.

  • The only known risk of the Wechsler intelligence tests is that the results are misused or are given undue weight.

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