Synonyms of inflicting

inflicting

verb

present participle of inflict

as in imposing

to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted

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

Related Words

• imposing
• creating
• forcing
• bringing
• inducing
• entailing
• generating
• thrusting
• producing
• invoking
• wishing
• effectuating
• making
• spawning
• bringing about
• prompting
• begetting
• bringing on
• resulting (in)
• foisting
• coercing
• palming
• passing off
• compelling
• palming off
• fobbing off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflicting

He has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury, the department said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Of course, this horrid wave of diarrhea-inflicting illness wasn’t dumped from the sky by a crown-sporting octogenarian president zooming around in a fighter jet. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

The twin incidents illustrate how the Iran war, now in its sixth month, is inflicting a widening toll on two of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. — Anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury, records say. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Iran has aimed significant firepower at its neighbors’ refineries, oil exports and tourist attractions, inflicting economic havoc on the Gulf states and the countries that do business with them. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

In addition to inflicting devastating loss on the battlefield, Ukrainian drones are now advanced enough to penetrate deep into Russian territory. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

The result is a further layer of complexity in what has become a series of overlapping conflicts that have defied resolution and risk inflicting even greater harm on the world economy in the weeks and months ahead. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

If the disruption lasts, Russia could choke off a crucial source of foreign currency for Ukraine and boost Russia’s international negotiating leverage by inflicting pain on major grain importers in Africa and Asia. — Ian Bremmer, Time, 31 July 2026