Synonyms of manhandling

manhandling

verb

present participle of manhandle

1

as in abusing

to abuse physically

charges that the police manhandled peaceful protesters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in bullying

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

if you see anyone manhandling a child, you should call the authorities

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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