Synonyms of inflicts

inflicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of inflict

as in imposes

to cause someone to accept or experience something unwanted

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

Related Words

• imposes
• creates
• brings
• forces
• induces
• generates
• entails
• produces
• invokes
• thrusts
• wishes
• spawns
• makes
• begets
• effectuates
• brings about
• prompts
• results (in)
• brings on
• foists
• compels
• coerces
• palms
• passes off
• palms off
• fobs off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflicts

The more suffering Russia inflicts on Ukrainian civilians, the more Europe invests in Ukraine’s defense and its own. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

If a deepfake inflicts commercial damage or misleads consumers, businesses can pursue civil claims for defamation or false light, alongside federal trademark suits under the Lanham Act. — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Fortunately, Green’s film exists — and was not thrown into a little black hole by a bunch of accountants, never to be seen again — and can surely help cure any of the pain its backstory still inflicts on movie fans and Tunes geeks. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

In the end, the young cockroaches proved so resilient because Modi’s regime of control had no punishment or humiliation to threaten them with beyond what the system already inflicts on them every day. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

The media usually get Black femicide wrong Another problem surrounding intimate partner homicide inflicts its harms after death. — Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Instead of providing convenience, services and consumption, the regime only inflicts repression, intrusion and censorship. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026

Boiling water acts as a contact herbicide that inflicts thermal shock on the weeds' plant cells. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 May 2026

These arrests also take officers off the streets for hours to process these arrests, which inflicts a financial toll on the CPD’s overtime budget. — Silvana Tabares, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026