Synonyms for misused
mis·used

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1. misusedadjective

   used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose

   "misused words are often laughable but one weeps for misused talents"

   Antonyms:
   used, utilized, utilised, in use

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1. List of paraphrases for "misused":

   abused, diverted, hijacked, abuse, misappropriated

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1. Geir Joergen Bekkevold:

   While we have noted some improvements, for example in the election law, the advantages of incumbency were still misused, greater equal treatment in law and in fact for all political forces is required for Tajikistan to live up to its democratic commitments.

2. Xavier Becerra:

   Our laws in California do not convict women who suffer the loss of their pregnancy, and in our filing today we are making clear that this law has been misused to the detriment of women, children, and families, we will work to end the prosecution and imprisonment of Ms. Becker so we can focus on applying this law to those who put the lives of pregnant women in danger.

3. Michael Lauber:

   Where needed, financial assets have been seized, including real estate, for example flats in the Swiss Alps, i would like to emphasize that investments in real estate can be misused for the purpose of money laundering.

4. House Democrats:

   This information comes on the heels of reporting that OSC is also looking into Secretary Pompeo's stated commitment to rush out more of Hillary Clinton's emails by Election Day and as the Secretary has misused State Department resources on his speech tour of swing states, as we get closer to both this year's election and Secretary Pompeo own inevitable return to electoral politics, Secretary Pompeo has grown even more brazen in misusing the State Department and the taxpayer dollars that fund State Department as vehicles for the Administration's, and Secretary Pompeo own, political ambitions.

5. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley:

   I have done nothing illegal, if the people want to know if I misused state resources, the answer is simply no, I have not.