INFRINGES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

infringes

verb

present tense third-person singular of infringe

as in violates

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Iran has said this violates the memorandum of understanding signed last month between Iran and the United States.

— NPR Staff, NPR, 17 July 2026
If legislation violates those rules, the Senate has to throw it out.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 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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After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Evil Dead Burn follows a family whose lives are torn apart after a demonic spirit invades their home in the wake of a death.

— Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of invades

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Unlimited special-interest and private money in elections entrenches commitments to existing tax breaks and spending programs.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
The 27-year-old’s withdrawal further entrenches Jonas Vingegaard’s status as the overwhelming favourite — bidding to become the only active rider to have won all three Grand Tours — having only taken victory at the Vuelta by one minute and 16 seconds over the Portuguese rider.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

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