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

The tickets, purchased by a staff member of the non-profit, had not yet been released, and the letter added that contravening FIFA’s trademark and policies may result in them not being released at all to the buyer. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 27 May 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