Abused and Adulate

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Abused adjective - Subjected to cruel treatment.

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Adulate is an antonym for abused in topics: take advantage of, attack with words, physically hurt or injure, use wrongly.

Nearby Words: abuse, abusive, abusing

Adulate verb - To love or admire too much.

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Abused is an antonym for adulate.

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