Synonyms of maltreating

maltreating

verb

present participle of maltreat

1

as in abusing

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

• abusing
• torturing
• bullying
• mistreating
• ill-treating
• brutalizing
• injuring
• oppressing
• manhandling
• misusing
• violating
• persecuting
• mishandling
• taking apart
• hurting
• harassing
• molesting
• tormenting
• ill-using
• messing over
• harming
• outraging
• victimizing
• wronging
• kicking around
• working (over)
• sandbagging
• beating (up)
• burning
• roughing (up)
• messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fostering
• nurturing
• cherishing
• caring (for)
• gratifying
• favoring
• indulging
• humoring
• spoiling
• catering (to)
• coddling
• pampering
• mollycoddling
• babying

2

as in attacking

to abuse physically

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abusing
• attacking
• torturing
• ambushing
• manhandling
• mauling
• mishandling
• injuring
• beating
• mistreating
• battering
• wounding
• hurting
• roughing (up)
• ill-treating
• persecuting
• slapping
• harming
• misusing
• fighting
• wrestling
• licking
• oppressing
• wronging
• pummeling
• roughhousing
• tormenting
• thrashing
• knocking
• bashing
• assailing
• hitting
• buffeting
• pounding
• lambasting
• pummelling
• pommelling
• ill-using
• jumping
• drubbing
• pommeling
• clobbering
• ganging up (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caressing
• fondling
• petting
• fostering
• coddling
• pampering
• nurturing
• caring (for)
• mollycoddling