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

The Tehran region director of the NIOPDC also said that damage inflicted on Tehran’s petroleum product storage and distribution infrastructure during the war has created some constraints on fuel distribution. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

The war has already battered Iran’s economy and inflicted mounting pain on ordinary people. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The scale of violence that Israel’s campaign in Gaza has inflicted has also contributed to a retreat from support, especially among younger conservatives. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

For all the damage that Kennedy has inflicted, his actions on vaccines have largely been piecemeal and procedural. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted? — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026

When his body was found, his wounds appeared to have been inflicted with a knife or machete. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

While addiction spans every socioeconomic background, these advocates routinely turn a blind eye to the outsized destruction inflicted on vulnerable neighborhoods. — Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

This was a non-destructive quake with no major damage inflicted. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026