Synonyms of enforcing

enforcing

verb

present participle of enforce

as in implementing

to carry out effectively

the duty of the police is to enforce the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• implementing
• applying
• executing
• administering
• fulfilling
• enacting
• upholding
• invoking
• effecting
• prosecuting
• observing
• rendering
• citing
• honoring
• bringing about
• effectuating
• legislating
• promulgating
• discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enforcing

For starters, Congress doesn’t have unlimited authority to preempt state laws or restrain states from enforcing their own laws. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Conservatives laud her department for funding school-choice programs and enforcing parental rights across the country. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Your question is predicated on the view that consistency is desirable, but referees often draw criticism for enforcing rules too strictly, in which case they are labelled robots who do not understand the game. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

If religion has traditionally been one of the chief mechanisms for enforcing shame, LessWrong and its posters have flipped many of the conventions once regulated by shame on their head. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026

At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls’ sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Despite those disputes, the EEOC has been regularly enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, pursuing companies who deny pregnant workers accommodations. — Claire Savage, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

But Kelsi Kiper and others fear that any complications in enforcing the new ballot requirements for other types of ballots could have knock-on effects. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Researchers at Arizona State University point to a pilot called the Family Case Management Program as a model for keeping families together while also enforcing immigration laws. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026