Antonyms for abusive
əˈbyu sɪvabu·sive

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1. abusive

   Antonyms:
   respectful, kind, panegyrical, laudatory, attentive

   Synonyms:
   insulting, insolent, offensive, opprobrious, reproachful, vituperative, rude, denunciatory, scurrilous

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1. abusive, opprobrious, scurrilousadjective

   expressing offensive reproach

   Antonyms:
   harmless, unoffending, inoffensive

   Synonyms:
   scurrilous, opprobrious, inglorious, shameful, disgraceful, black, ignominious

2. abusiveadjective

   characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment

   "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"

   Antonyms:
   harmless, inoffensive, unoffending

   Synonyms:
   opprobrious, scurrilous

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1. abusiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   reviling, scurrilous, opprobrious, reproachful, vituperative, insulting, rffensive, contumelious, outrageous

How to use abusive in a sentence?

1. The FA:

   A comment posted on the Manchester United striker’s Instagram page was insulting, abusive, improper and brought the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3.1, the post also constitutes an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included reference, whether express or implied, to colour and/or race and/or ethnic origin.

2. Penn Badgley:

   The point of my comment was not to confess a personal trauma, i was speaking about the way emotional and physical boundaries are violated for someone in the public eye, who is seen as an object of desire. Depending on so many factors, it can range from conscious abuse to something very unconscious -- and that is the point I was making, cautiously, in the context of a conversation about fanaticism and cultural norms which support manipulative or abusive behavior. These are the same norms which support predatory men, but not exclusively predatory men. They affect, and infect, us all.

3. Erica Olsen:

   Abusive individuals will misuse any type of technology as a tactic of abuse, regardless of the intended purpose or how helpful it can be to someone else, location tracking is very common and a significant concern for survivors, but this isn't specific just to AirTags. Apple's privacy and security notifications can actually make this device harder for abusive people to misuse than others on the market and that point shouldn't be lost.

4. Marianna Wang:

   Although my clients are disappointed, they are not surprised, unfortunately, our penal laws and system frequently do not properly punish the acts of so many abusive men in power.Cuomo’s conduct was nonetheless unlawful and deeply harmful to the women who were subjected to it, as the Attorney General and Assembly found in their reports.

5. Sharon Black:

   The police act in an unrestrained and abusive way.

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