Synonyms of contravening

contravening

verb

present participle of contravene

as in violating

to fail to keep

the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violating
• breaking
• breaching
• transgressing
• offending
• fracturing
• ignoring
• disobeying
• infringing (on or upon)
• traducing
• flouting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• rebelling
• dismissing
• resisting
• overlooking
• defying
• scorning
• slighting
• withstanding
• brushing (off)
• passing over
• winking (at)
• blowing off
• tuning out
• overpassing
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• observing
• obeying
• complying (with)
• conforming (to)
• serving
• regarding
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• minding
• attending
• hearing
• marking
• watching
• listening (to)
• noting
• noticing
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• heeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contravening

Two years ago he was suspended for three months by the Cricket Regulator for betting on cricket between 2017 and 2019, contravening the game’s rules. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority. — Elaine L. Wang september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025

The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

Turkey sees it as contravening the Montreux Convention and its own strategic interests. — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025