/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of ill treated Find synonyms for: Verb1. mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat, treat, handle, do byusage: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"Adjective1. abused (vs. unabused), ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated, batteredusage: subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penury Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language