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Synonyms for mis applying
verb misuse

embezzle
misappropriate

pervert
steal

defalcate
misemploy

Antonyms for mis applying

give

Synonyms
verb blunder

bumble
screw up
err
miscalculate
flub
misjudge
mismanage
muff
fumble
mishandle

bungle
blow
mar
mess
wreck
ruin
boot
muddle
butcher
patch

flounder
distort
spoil
misapply
mend
mutilate
boggle
stumble
misconstrue
mess up

gum up
louse up
bobble
bollix
fall down
goof up
miscompute
misconjecture
muck up
pull a boner

Antonyms

create
grow
accomplish
achieve

succeed
do well
help
build

repair
break

Synonyms
verb steal money, often from employer

misappropriate
pilfer
purloin
filch

appropriate
skim
misuse
loot

abstract
thieve
misapply
forge

peculate
defalcate
put hand in cookie jar
put hand in till

Antonyms

reimburse
give

receive
compensate

pay
return

Synonyms
verb use wrongly; steal

embezzle
misuse
plunder

misspend
swindle
rob

pocket
appropriate
abuse

misapply
peculate
defalcate

Antonyms

give

use wisely

Synonyms
verb mess up

abuse
blow
blunder
botch
bungle
confound
err
flub
foul up

fumble
goof
harm
misapply
misconduct
mistreat
misuse
muff
overlook

pervert
prostitute
screw up
gum up
be incompetent
be inefficient
goof up
make a hash of
make a mess of

maladminister
misdirect
misemploy
misgovern
put foot in
shoot oneself in foot

Antonyms

handle

manage

Synonyms
verb get the wrong idea

misread
misinterpret
miscalculate
confuse
misjudge
misconstrue
misconceive

confound
misapply
fail
miss
misapprehend
mistake
misreckon

be at cross purposes
be bewildered
be confused
be perplexed
get signals crossed
get signals mixed
get wrong

get wrong impression
miscomprehend
misknow
miss the point
not register
take amiss
take wrongly

Antonyms

construe
interpret
understand

succeed
comprehend
get

grasp
perceive

Synonyms
verb abuse; apply wrongly

corrupt
exploit
pervert
squander
mistreat
blow
profane

ill-treat
brutalize
maltreat
wrong
desecrate
dissipate
misapply

outrage
molest
waste
maul
prostitute
cut up
go through

mess up
run through
shake up
handle roughly
misemploy

Antonyms

assist
hoard
guard

protect
save
make happy

please
use correctly

Synonyms
verb to put one’s talent to an unworthy use

debase
pervert
demean
cheapen

profane
debauch
devalue
misuse

abuse
degrade
misapply
corrupt

deprave
vitiate
misemploy

Antonyms

upgrade
enhance
improve
increase

cleanse
purify
protect
honor

raise
help
approve

Synonyms
verb spend or use without thought; dwindle

blow
exhaust
drain
consume
lavish
deplete
dissipate
lose
misuse
divert
undermine
squander
ebb

wane
debilitate
crumble
enfeeble
decrease
sap
disappear
decline
gnaw
droop
decay
fade
misapply

empty
perish
splurge
disable
wear
atrophy
wilt
corrode
wither
thin
sink
run through
throw away

wear out
fritter away
emaciate
be of no avail
burn up
eat away
frivol away
gamble away
go to waste
misemploy
pour down the drain
run dry
trifle away

Antonyms

accumulate
hoard
increase
grow
aid
assist
improve
bloom

create
preserve
succeed
save
fill
collect
gather
starve

maintain
rise
raise
help
strengthen
build
develop

Synonyms
verb bobble

err
botch
flub
muff
fumble
mistreat
misuse
bungle

blow
goof
harm
pervert
overlook
blunder
confound
abuse

misapply
misconduct
prostitute
foul up
mess up
screw up
gum up
misdirect

misgovern
be incompetent
be inefficient
goof up
maladminister
misemploy
mismanager

Antonyms

benefit
honor
respect

do well
succeed
fix

help

Synonyms
verb botch

bungle
ball up
blow
blunder
boggle
boot
bumble

butcher
distort
err
flounder
flub
foul up
fumble

louse up
mar
mend
mess
mess up
misapply
miscalculate

bobble
bollix
fall down
goof up
make a muck of
miscompute
misconjectu

Synonyms
verb botch

ball up
blow
blunder
boggle
boot
bumble
bungle
butcher
distort
err
flounder

flub
foul up
fumble
gum up
mar
mend
mess
mess up
misapply
miscalculate
misconstrue

mishandle
misjudge
mismanage
muddle
muff
mutilate
patch
ruin
screw up
spoil
stumble

wreck
bobble
bollix
fall down
goof up
make a muck of
miscompute
misconjecture
muck up
pull a boner

Synonyms
verb misunderstand

misread
misinterpret
miscalculate
confuse
confound
misjudge
misconstrue

misapply
fail
miss
misapprehend
mistake
misreckon
be at cross purposes

be bewildered
be confused
be perplexed
get signals crossed
get signals mixed
get wrong
get wrong impression

miscomprehend
misknow
miss the point
not register
take amiss
take wrongly

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
succeed

clarify
clear up
understand

get
perceive
comprehend

Synonyms
verb misunderstand

confuse
misjudge
misinterpret
misconstrue
miscalculate
misconceive
confound

misapply
fail
miss
misapprehend
mistake
misreckon
be at cross purposes

be bewildered
be confused
be perplexed
get signals crossed
get signals mixed
get wrong
get wrong impression

miscomprehend
misknow
miss the point
not register
take amiss
take wrongly

Antonyms

understand

succeed

comprehend