CONTRAVENING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

contravening

verb

present participle of contravene

as in violating

to fail to keep the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contravening

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Both Israel and Hezbollah — which was not party to the ceasefire — accuse each other daily of violating the truce.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Section 301 allows the USTR to investigate countries potentially violating other nations’ trade agreements or practices that hurt US business.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026