ENFORCE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

enforce

verb

in-ˈfȯrs

Definition of enforce next

as in to implement

to carry out effectively the duty of the police is to enforce the law

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Recent Examples of enforce When the social media app briefly went dark in January 2025, Trump, on his first day in office, signed an executive order that allowed the company to continue operating in the United States, essentially vowing not to enforce the ban while negotiations over a potential sale continued. —

Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026 The state law DeSantis signed last summer bars local governments from enforcing regulations hindering the construction or operation of a presidential library, as defined by the federal Presidential Libraries Act. —

Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 Those inspections are often delayed, and penalties are inconsistently enforced. —

Ines Fahmi, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 Are cities responsible for enforcing this ban? —

Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for enforce

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Similar protocols were implemented in March after more than 150 people aboard another Princess Cruises ship touring the Caribbean also became sick with norovirus.

— Nollaig O'Connor, NBC news, 9 May 2026
For over a decade, Congress has passed provisions in budget bills that bar the DOJ from using taxpayer money to interfere with states’ ability to implement medical marijuana programs.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026