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beat up - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | beat up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault |
| Synonyms: | attack, batter, hammer, pulverize, thrash, do over, knock around |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; gain advantage |
| Synonyms: | beat, beat up*, better, blank*, blast*, bulldoze*, clobber*, conquer, cream*, deck*, drub*, exceed, excel, floor*, knock off*, lambaste, lick*, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shut down, surpass, take down*, tan*, thrash*, top, total, transcend, trash*, triumph, trounce, wallop, waste*, wax*, whip*, wipe*, wipe out, zap*, KO, flax, get the better of, let have it, shoot down*, take care of, triumph over, whomp, whop, wipe the floor with |
| Antonyms: | lose, relent, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | damaged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken, not working |
| Synonyms: | bent, down, gone, hurt, impaired, imperfect, injured, kaput*, on the blink*, on the fritz, run-down, shot, spoiled, unsound, beat-up, blemished, busted, dinged, flawed, flubbed, fouled up, glitched, in need of repair, in poor condition, in smithereens, loused up, marred, messed up, mucked up, no go, out of action, out of kilter, out of whack, screwed up, snafued, sunk, totaled |
| Antonyms: | fixed, mended, perfect, repaired, unbroken, undamaged, working, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dilapidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | falling apart; in ruins |
| Synonyms: | broken-down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy*, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, faded, impaired, injured, neglected, old, ramshackle, ratty*, raunchy, rickety, run-down, seedy, shabby, shaky, tacky, threadbare, unimproved, unkempt, worn-out, battered, beat-up, dog-eared, fallen-in, in a bad way, marred, rinky-dink, slummy, tumble-down, uncared for, used-up |
| Antonyms: | rebuilt, in good repair |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disheveled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrinkled, unkempt in appearance |
| Synonyms: | beat up*, bedraggled, dirty, disordered, frowzy*, grubby*, messy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, tousled, untidy, bagged out, blowzy, disarranged, disarrayed, messed up, mussed up, mussy, ruffled, rumpled, scuzzy, unbuttoned, uncombed, unfastidious, unzipped |
| Antonyms: | neat, ordered, orderly, tidy, unwrinkled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | maul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mangle, abuse |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, batter, beat, beat up, bludgeon, buffet, claw, clean, drub, flagellate, flail, hit, hurt, knock about*, lacerate, lash, maltreat, molest, mug, muscle, paste*, paw, pelt, pound, pummel, rough up, skin, thrash, trample, wax, whip, break face, handle roughly, ill-treat, knock around, lean on, let have it, put in the hospital, take care of, work over |
| Antonyms: | guard, maintain, protect, take care |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | penalize for wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | abuse, batter, beat, beat up, blacklist, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, cuff, debar, discipline, dismiss, do in, execute, exile, expel, fine, flog, harm, hurt, immure, incarcerate, injure, knock about, lash, lecture, maltreat, misuse, oppress, paddle, reprove, rough up, scourge, sentence, spank, switch, train, whip, attend to, crack down on, defrock, give a going over, give the works, rap knuckles, slap wrist, teach a lesson, throw the book at |
| Antonyms: | award, exonerate, praise, protect, reward, let go |
| Main Entry: | rough up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | handle harshly |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bash, batter, beat up, hit, knock about, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, roughhouse, thrash, knock around, roughen, slap around |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, protect |
| Main Entry: | run-down |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shabby, in bad shape |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, below par, broken-down, crumbling, debilitated, decrepit, derelict, deserted, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, drained, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, forsaken, frowzy*, neglected, old, peaked, ramshackle, ratty*, rickety, seedy, tacky, tattered, tired, under the weather*, unhealthy, weak, weary, worn-out, beat-up, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel*, in a bad way, out of condition, tumble-down, uncared-for, untended, used up |
| Antonyms: | fresh, good, healthy, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seedy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | run-down, dilapidated |
| Synonyms: | ailing, beat up, bedraggled, crummy*, decaying, decrepit, dingy, drooping, droopy, faded, frowzy, grubby, mangy, messy, neglected, old, overgrown, poor, poorly, ragged, ratty, scruffy, shabby, sickly, sleazy*, slovenly, squalid, tacky, tattered, threadbare, tired, torn, unkempt, untidy, unwell, worn, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel*, flagging, gone to seed, in a bad way, sagging, used up, wilted, wilting |
| Antonyms: | luxurious, nice, posh |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thrash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flail about; beat |
| Synonyms: | batter, beat up, belabor, belt, birch, buffet, bury, cane, chasten, chastise, clobber, crush, defeat, flagellate, flog, jerk, kill, lambaste*, lick, maul, murder, overwhelm, paste, pelt, pitch, pound, pummel, punish, rout, rush, scourge, seesaw, slaughter, spank, stir, strike, surge, tan, tan one's hide, thresh, toss, toss and turn, trash, trim, trounce, wallop, wax*, whip, work over, writhe |
| Notes: | trash means to beat, defeat, or move violently; thresh means to separate seeds of grain from husks by beating |
| Antonyms: | be still |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tousled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disarrayed |
| Synonyms: | dirty, disheveled, disordered, grubby*, messy, sloppy, tangled, unkempt, beat-up, disarranged, messed-up, mussed-up, ruffled, rumpled, uncombed |
| Antonyms: | neat, ordered, kempt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically hurt or injure |
| Synonyms: | beat up, corrupt, cut up*, damage, defile, deprave, desecrate, harm, hose*, impair, maltreat, mar, mess up*, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pollute*, rough up, roughhouse, ruin, shake up*, spoil, taint, total*, victimize, violate, wax*, bang up, bung up, ill-treat |
| Antonyms: | cherish, defend, help, preserve, protect, respect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push over; strike |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bash, batter, beat, beat up, bob, bruise, buffet, clap, clout, cuff, damage, deck, drub*, fell, flatten, floor, hit, hurt, level, maltreat, manhandle, maul, mistreat, pound, punch, rap, roughhouse, slap, smack, tap, thrash, thump, thwack*, total, wallop, whack*, wound, KO |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lay up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt, incapacitate |
| Synonyms: | beat up, confine, disable, harm, injure, hospitalize |
| Antonyms: | heal, help |
| Main Entry: | threadbare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worn, frayed |
| Synonyms: | beat up*, damaged, dilapidated, dingy, faded, frowzy*, impaired, injured, old, ragged, ratty*, run-down, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shopworn, tacky, tattered, timeworn, used, worn-out, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel*, used-up, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, unused |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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