Synonyms of inflicted

inflicted

verb

past tense of inflict

as in imposed

to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted

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

Related Words

• imposed
• created
• forced
• brought
• induced
• entailed
• produced
• generated
• invoked
• wished
• thrust
• spawned
• brought about
• made
• prompted
• brought on
• resulted (in)
• effectuated
• foisted
• begot
• compelled
• coerced
• passed off
• palmed
• fobbed off
• palmed off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflicted

Advertisement One production focuses on the suffering Israel inflicted, the other on the suffering Israelis endured. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks have inflicted severe losses on the kingdom, with missiles hitting energy infrastructure and civilian airports, killing at least 20 people. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods. — Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

And its mercenary form—which is also its most common form—has indeed inflicted harm. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

The supremely overconfident Graver finally shows some remorse for the damage their dirty work has inflicted on innocent lives. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

The individual who inflicted the fatal injury drove the spear downward through the victim’s left chest cavity from the front, piercing major arteries and the lungs before creating the hole in the left scapula. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Someone from Hästens will come to your bedroom thrice a year to massage, fluff and flip those layers, thereby dispensing with whatever malformations your body may have inflicted upon its perfect design and making everything right in the world again. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

The leading hypothesis is that the whale calves are suffering infections from marine bacteria that can enter their bodies through injuries inflicted by kelp gulls, Uhart said. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026