Synonyms of brutalizes

brutalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of brutalize

1

as in humiliates

to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being

even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliates
• dehumanizes
• poisons
• animalizes
• bestializes
• subverts
• degrades
• demeans
• debauches
• corrupts
• pollutes
• prostitutes
• contaminates
• depraves
• abases
• humbles
• disgraces
• taints
• profanes
• perverts
• warps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• exalts
• honors
• amends
• restores
• dignifies
• respects
• purifies
• cleanses
• elevates
• ennobles
• uplifts

2

as in abuses

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• tortures
• bullies
• mistreats
• oppresses
• manhandles
• injures
• maltreats
• misuses
• hurts
• persecutes
• violates
• mishandles
• takes apart
• harasses
• molests
• ill-treats
• torments
• ill-uses
• victimizes
• outrages
• messes over
• harms
• works (over)
• kicks around
• wrongs
• beats (up)
• burns
• sandbags
• roughs (up)
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fosters
• nurtures
• cherishes
• cares (for)
• babies
• indulges
• gratifies
• favors
• caters (to)
• spoils
• pampers
• humors
• coddles
• mollycoddles