Synonyms of beat (up)

beat (up) 1 of 2

verb

as in to work (over)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• work (over)
• rough (up)
• mess (up)
• wrong
• victimize
• harass
• torment
• harm
• sandbag
• injure
• torture
• persecute
• hurt
• oppress
• burn
• outrage
• violate
• molest
• mess over
• mistreat
• bully
• misuse
• brutalize
• kick around
• manhandle
• maltreat
• abuse
• ill-treat
• mishandle
• ill-use

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• care (for)
• foster
• cherish
• nurture
• baby
• cater (to)
• favor
• indulge
• gratify
• spoil
• humor
• pamper
• coddle
• mollycoddle

beat-up

2 of 2

adjective

ˈbēt-ˌəp 

as in dilapidated

showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilapidated
• neglected
• tattered
• abandoned
• scruffy
• shabby
• tatty
• dumpy
• mangy
• ragged
• tired
• desolate
• tumbledown
• miserable
• ratty
• grungy
• timeworn
• scrubby
• seedy
• threadbare
• tacky
• broken
• gone to seed
• dog-eared
• down-at-the-heels
• down-at-heel
• run-down
• ruined
• sleazy
• bombed-out
• down-at-the-heel
• damaged
• moth-eaten
• wrecked
• down-at-heels
• decrepit
• mean
• dingy
• tatterdemalion
• unkept
• rickety
• destroyed
• ramshackle
• broken-down
• deteriorated
• forlorn
• bedraggled
• deteriorating
• decaying
• worn-out
• injured
• godforsaken
• rackety
• rattletrap
• hurt
• impaired
• harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• brand-new
• fresh
• maintained
• kept-up
• reconstructed
• patched
• rebuilt
• mended
• spiffy
• cared-for
• smart
• spruce

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of beat (up)

Adjective

On Tuesday, December 31, the 60-year-old American Pickers host took to his Instagram to share a photo of himself smiling from ear to ear while sitting on a beat-up couch wearing jeans and a white t-shirt. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

One of the Eds had brought his own chair, but the rest made do with what was there—an old trolley bench covered with back issues of auto magazines, along with assorted beat-up chairs and stools. —Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024

Perhaps the most convincing reason to retire a beat-up pair? —Julia Ries, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2024

This isn’t some janky jumble that Rose has hauled cross-country in her beat-up car, then spit shined for performance. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024