INFRINGES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

infringes

verb

present tense third-person singular of infringe

as in violates

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The civil case seeks judicial review to override the council’s decision, which attorneys for the church argue was wrongly made, oversteps city authority and violates the Cathedral’s First Amendment rights to freely practice religion.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that tampers with the operation of the Competition or website or violates the Official Rules of the Competition.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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In Paris, people take trains, run into each other, walk along parks, ride buses, enter or leave buildings, sit in cafés, buy things, and lead thoroughly uneventful lives, but nothing external impinges on them.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
One is nothing more than a money laundering scheme, and the other impinges upon an open, fair and free market.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of impinges

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A couple of key injuries to defensive starters come as a high-flying offense led by quarterback Jared Goff invades Bank of America Stadium.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of invades

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No rude reality intrudes on Avedon’s dream city, where the women are beautiful and in love and even the bystanders are charmed.

— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Cinematographer Kim Ji-yong’s camera never intrudes, lending grace and honesty to the character studies, while Jung Jae-il’s ravishing piano and string score heightens the emotions without becoming manipulative.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of intrudes

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Villagers describe losing orchards, tobacco fields and beehives along with their houses, accusing Lebanon’s government of abandoning them as Israel entrenches its military presence in southern Lebanon.

— Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Whether saving hemp beverages helps those operators or entrenches a cheaper parallel market beside the one they are stuck in is the question the campaign leaves open.

— Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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