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. Courtesy Annahita Parsan:

   I was too scared to go home and the police came to the hospital to talk to me. Many people were helping me find a safe place to live, and I knew it was Jesus, and soon, the police called to tell me that they had uncovered a plot in which my abusive husband had planned to kidnap the children back to Iran. After that, we moved to Sweden, and the policeman told me that I have an angel on my shoulder.

2. The ECA:

   This constitutes abusive practice on the part of National Associations, placing players under considerable pressure, any further violations of this kind will force ECA to consider further action for the protection of its member clubs.

3. The SEC:

   We will act to protect retail investors when the facts demonstrate abusive or manipulative trading activity that is prohibited by the federal securities laws, market participants should be careful to avoid such activity. Likewise, issuers must ensure compliance with the federal securities laws for any contemplated offers or sales of their own securities.

4. Dorothy Marcic:

   I’ve shared the medical records withtwo psychiatrists and three psych nurses, they all said there’s no proof at all that she was psychotic. She never showed any symptoms of it and nobody ever suspected of it. And if you look at her version of what happened that night, they were arguing, he was abusive and she went into a psychotic state and pulled the trigger. The problem is that they were upstairs and his guns were downstairs. He had a number of weapons because he was a former police officer.

5. South Korea transport ministry:

   As it has been confirmed that (Heather) Cho raised her voice and used abusive language as testified by some flight crew members and passengers, we will report her to the prosecution for potential violation of aviation safety law.

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