Synonyms of maltreats

maltreats

verb

present tense third-person singular of maltreat

1

as in abuses

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

a manager fired for maltreating the staff with needless insults

a home for children who have been deprived and maltreated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in attacks

to abuse physically

if you maltreat the puppy, we will take it away immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abuses
• attacks
• tortures
• mauls
• manhandles
• ambushes
• injures
• mishandles
• mistreats
• beats
• roughs (up)
• hurts
• wounds
• persecutes
• slaps
• wrestles
• misuses
• batters
• pummels
• oppresses
• harms
• licks
• ill-treats
• thrashes
• fights
• lambasts
• knocks
• torments
• assails
• bashes
• buffets
• lambastes
• roughhouses
• ill-uses
• drubs
• pounds
• wrongs
• hits
• pommels
• jumps
• clobbers
• gangs up (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caresses
• pets
• fondles
• pampers
• coddles
• cares (for)
• fosters
• nurtures
• mollycoddles