INJECT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inject

verb

in-ˈjekt

Definition of inject next

as in to insert

to put among or between others injected one more comment into the body of the text

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Recent Examples of inject McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, died after Aurora police put him in a neck hold and a paramedic injected him with an overdose of sedative ketamine. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 As the Supreme Court changes its views on what is permissible, new policies are injecting religion into the school day. —

Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 4 June 2026 Body camera video from an Aurora police officer shows paramedics injecting Elijah McClain with ketamine. —

Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 June 2026 The unusual situation has injected a fresh dose of controversy into one of the country’s most competitive Senate races. —

Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inject

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Nothing did, so three times over the course of twelve weeks the group bared their arms and allowed strangers to poke them with a needle, through which flowed something new, a substance never before inserted into human bodies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Depositphotos In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage.

— Shirl Leigh June 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2026