treated like a dog

Examples

• All

• After years of hard work, she couldn’t believe she was still treated like a dog by her colleagues.

• I'm a man amongst men, and it's tired I am of being treated like a dog.

  Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997)

• I need to be treated like a dog.

  Killing Zoe (1993)

• It's not right to see anyone treated like a dog; everyone deserves respect.

Synonyms

A

to abuse

vstreated like a dog

• NSFW

344 3.7

To treat a person or animal cruelly to harm them

is milder, focusing on poor respect rather than severe cruelty or force

M

to mistreat

vstreated like a dog

63 2.9

To be cruel to people or animals

is about poor disrespectful behaviour rather than strong physical cruelty

I

ill-treated

vstreated like a dog

• NSFW

1 4.9

Hurt or not cared for by other people

is the common way to say poor and disrespectful conduct

U

used

vstreated like a dog

• Informal

1 7.2

A person whom others take advantage of and do not respect

is more about poor conduct and lack of respect than exploitation focus

M

mistreated

vstreated like a dog

4.1

Treated cruelly or unfairly by other people

is a general phrase for being subjected to poor, disrespectful behaviour

I

to ill-treat

vstreated like a dog

• NSFW

5.2

Behave towards a person or animal in a cruel, unfair way

is similar but often used as a verb for actions rather than a label

B

belittled

vstreated like a dog

5.6

Made to seem less important or less valued by other people

is broader, covering many kinds of poor or disrespectful behaviour

D

dehumanized

vstreated like a dog

• Formal

7.2

Treated as if you have no feelings or worth

is less extreme, describing general poor respect rather than loss of humanity

Antonyms

R

respected

8 2.3

Admired by many people for good qualities

V

valued

1 3.7

A person or thing that people see as important because of good qualities

How Respected

ill-treated

• NSFW

1 4.9

treated like a dog

• Offensive

8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology