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abused

ADJECTIVE
dull
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dismal dreary dry flat humdrum ordinary repetitive stale stupid tame tedious tiresome uninspiring
STRONG
driveling plain stock tired
WEAK
archaic arid big yawn blah colorless common commonplace dead familiar hackneyed heavy ho-hum hoary insipid jejune longwinded mid monotonous oft-repeated out-of-date pointless prolix prosaic prosy repetitious routine run-of-the-mill soporific trite unimaginative usual usual thing vapid worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright exciting happy interesting light lively pleasant
WEAK
active clear eventful intelligent keen knifelike luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp smart vivacious witty
ADJECTIVE
exploited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
oppressed overburdened
STRONG
milked overworked
WEAK
taken advantage of
ADJECTIVE
maligned
Synonyms
STRONG
rejected scorned
ADJECTIVE
oppressed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted
STRONG
burdened maltreated mistreated suppressed tormented tyrannized
WEAK
a slave to abject at one's feet at one's mercy have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot
ADJECTIVE
perverted
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned contorted corrupt corrupted debased debauched defiled depraved deviating distorted impaired misguided misused outraged polluted sick tainted twisted vitiate vitiated warped
WEAK
aberrant abnormal deviant foreign grotesque kinky monstrous unhealthy unnatural vicious wicked
Antonyms
STRONG
clean cleansed healthy honorable moral noble pure purified straight uncorrupt upright virtuous well wholesome
WEAK
good
ADJECTIVE
raped
Synonyms
STRONG
despoiled ravished

Example Sentences

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“Oakland does not deserve to declare insolvency. It owns a $200-million Cathedral,” Dan McNevin, a treasurer for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests in Oakland, said in a statement in March.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023

“I’m feeling like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulder,” said David Lorenz, the Maryland leader of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, after the vote.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Indeed, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, said in a statement that “to us, this is not shocking news.”

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Schol thanked those who had been involved in the mediation process, including the Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice, for seeking “just resolution” and healing for the survivors.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

This haughty man has wanton'd with my grace, Abused my bounty, and despised my favours.

From The Earl of Essex by Jones, Henry Festing