Synonyms of inflict

inflict

verb

as in to impose

to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted

The criminal inflicted a lifetime of distress on his unsuspecting victims.

Related Words

• impose
• create
• force
• bring
• induce
• generate
• entail
• wish
• produce
• invoke
• thrust
• effectuate
• make
• spawn
• beget
• bring about
• result (in)
• prompt
• bring on
• foist
• compel
• coerce
• palm
• pass off
• palm off
• fob off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflict

In the end, the young cockroaches proved so resilient because Modi’s regime of control had no punishment or humiliation to threaten them with beyond what the system already inflicts on them every day. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

That’s because a boycott does not have to generate headlines, demonstrations, or viral posts on social media in order to inflict damage on companies. — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Inscoe turned himself in a few hours later, and was charged with two counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill/inflicting serious injury, and felony larceny of a motor vehicle, the sheriff’s office said. — Mark Price july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

The warranty typically covers any damage that wasn’t inflicted by the user. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026