Thesaurus
past tense of inflict
Synonyms of inflicted
to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted
- The criminal inflicted a lifetime of distress on his unsuspecting victims.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for inflicted
- begot
- (also begat),
- brought,
- brought about,
- brought on,
- created,
- effectuated,
- generated,
- induced,
- invoked,
- made,
- produced,
- prompted,
- resulted (in),
- spawned
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“Inflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflicted. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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