INFRINGED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

infringed

verb

past tense of infringe

as in violated

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Rodriguez’s lawyers argued that Garcia’s participation in the recount process violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
As such — and just as the Maryland Tax court did — the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the tax violated the Internet Tax Freedom Act.

— David A. Hughes, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of violated

Verb

Set in an alternative, sci-fi version of late-Edo-period Tokyo, the Earth has been invaded by the Amanto, an alien species, and three friends set off on a personal mission.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Lavrov has traveled only infrequently to NATO member states since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and severe sanctions were imposed on Moscow.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of invaded

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But the regime reaffirmed the 2,000-kilometer cap days before the war, months after a lawmaker claimed Ali Khamenei had lifted it, and breached it within weeks.

— Khosro Isfahani, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
What’s been less discussed is a huge number of companies have been breached.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of breached

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The legal case, decided at an emergency hearing in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday morning, was brought by an Iranian fan who said FIFA’s block impinged freedom of speech, but the judge rejected that argument.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.

— Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of impinged

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The district’s board will vote Thursday on the demolition contract, part of an August 2025 settlement with homeowners who said the 50-foot lights intruded on their homes and threatened their property values.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
The national fight intruded on the final days of the Illinois races.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of intruded

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Focusing primarily on reducing costs and on growing its Sun Belt network, American entrenched itself at its hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth and in Charlotte, North Carolina.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Prices retreated in June and July before climbing back to those levels as the conflict increasingly appeared entrenched.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

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