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

Tah missed Germany’s first sudden-death effort before player of the match Jose Canale fittingly sent Paraguay through, inflicting Germany’s first penalty shootout defeat at a World Cup. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Two men and three boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, allegedly attacked a man as a group, knocking him unconscious and inflicting what were described as life-threatening injuries. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

She was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting great bodily injury. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Vanderhoef was additionally sentenced to five consecutive years for inflicting bodily injury and using a weapon during the commission of a crime. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

The global economy in tumult, inflicting financial pain on American citizens that will linger even as oil prices decline. — Daniel B. Shapiro, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Varley, a teacher, was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm; four counts of cruelty to a person under 16; ten counts of taking indecent images of a child; two counts of possessing indecent images of a child; and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Just days after Helene, Milton made landfall nearby as a major hurricane, inflicting substantial wind damage. — The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026