Synonyms of violated

violated

verb

past tense of violate

1

as in broke

to fail to keep

you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• broke
• breached
• contravened
• transgressed
• ignored
• offended
• disobeyed
• infringed (on or upon)
• fractured
• traduced
• disregarded
• neglected
• flouted
• resisted
• rebelled
• dismissed
• passed over
• overlooked
• blew off
• winked (at)
• brushed (off)
• slighted
• defied
• scorned
• tuned out
• withstood
• shrugged off
• overpassed
• pooh-poohed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• observed
• complied (with)
• submitted (to)
• served
• obeyed
• heard
• yielded (to)
• conformed (to)
• marked
• noted
• noticed
• regarded
• attended
• deferred (to)
• surrendered (to)
• watched
• listened (to)
• minded
• heeded

2

as in destroyed

to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect

the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• desecrated
• defiled
• ruined
• ravaged
• profaned
• demolished
• insulted
• raided
• robbed
• cursed
• contaminated
• tainted
• wrecked
• swore
• sullied
• polluted
• offended
• devastated
• blasphemed
• affronted
• stripped
• defamed
• outraged
• plundered
• desanctified
• poisoned
• sacked
• soiled
• despoiled
• decimated
• desacralized
• fouled
• annihilated
• looted
• deconsecrated
• befouled
• wasted
• razed
• ransacked
• pillaged
• spoiled
• crushed
• desolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dedicated
• blessed
• honored
• respected
• consecrated
• sanctified
• hallowed
• purified
• purged
• cleansed

3

as in raped

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raped
• assaulted
• forced
• ravished
• molested
• date raped
• gang raped
• deflowered
• pawed
• defiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of violated

In January, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights concluded that the school violated Title IX over athletic participation, facilities and its response to complaints. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Unless disclosed to and approved by the US government and reported on his tax returns, Kushner’s access to the Alpha account may have violated US law. — Matthew Cole, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Journalists from all three outlets were briefly unable to access the building, but a federal judge reinstated their press credentials, finding the ban likely violated the First Amendment and the news outlets' right to due process. — Robert Costa, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The suit also claims the city has violated state environmental law, since the current plan amounts to more than double the intensity and construction period that the jail’s environmental-impact study considered. — Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026

That sentence will run concurrently to a 60-year sentence the judge meted out in January because Castro-Arroyo violated the terms of his probation when he was arrested on the murder charge. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

However, Crawford never addressed why her tweet violated standards and seemed to hope people would accept that her mistake was simply posting the video rather than adding her own biased commentary. — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026

In a victory for the journalists, Kelly expanded a previous, temporary ruling that the administration had violated the news outlets' Fifth Amendment right to due process. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

According to his critics, Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner, acted unilaterally and recklessly in pursuing the revision of voter rolls in ways that violated normal procedures. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026