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roughed up

VERB

handle harshly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat up maltreat manhandle mistreat

WEAK

abuse bash batter hit knock about knock around mishandle roughen roughhouse slap around thrash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

treat well

WEAK

aid help protect

Example Sentences

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Doesn't mind being roughed up, it doesn't bother him if he doesn't have many touches.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Over the weekend, he posted a long message complaining that the New York Times was planning to report that he’d gotten roughed up, injuring his shoulder, in a sparring match with an agency jujitsu instructor.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025

Now, once again, India’s corporate champion has been roughed up.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Clayton Kershaw was roughed up for seven runs on Wednesday night in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2024

There he was with his angry eyes and his beard roughed up, and all I could think of was him saying, There is always a snitch.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos