INFRINGE (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

infringe (on or upon)

verb

in-ˈfrinj

as in to violate

to fail to keep a law that was struck down by the court for infringing upon the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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In 2012, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that a Costa Rican court’s ban on IVF violated the human right to private and family life and the human right to found and raise a family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Trump administration officials in his first term were alleged to have repeatedly violated the Hatch Act with no penalty.

— Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

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Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
On a scramble of roughly 20 yards, Katz escaped the pocket, broke tackles and juked defenders in the open field to extend the drive.

— D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

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