VIOLATED Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

violated

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past tense of violate

as in broke

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of violated However, Dadig violated both orders in person and online, the news release said. —

Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 Having an attorney's contact on standby – preferably on an easily accessible piece of paper – could be useful if passengers feel their rights are being violated. —

Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 Seven years later, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas’ law violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. —

William McCorkle, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026 Policies can still be violated, Cook said, pointing to past incidents across the country where officers used surveillance tools outside department guidelines to look into people, such as former partners or spouses. —

Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026 Jurors also found the health system violated state laws designed to protect dependent patients and that Methodist leaders failed to investigate the woman’s reports and failed to discipline the nurse in the attacks. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Murphy, who was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden, said Kennedy’s reconstitution of ACIP likely violated federal law. —

Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 Murphy, who was nominated to the bench by President Joe Biden, said Kennedy's reconstitution of ACIP likely violated federal law. —

Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026 The ruling stems from a lawsuit the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other medical groups brought against the Department of Health and Human Services, arguing that Kennedy’s changes to vaccine recommendations and to an influential vaccine advisory committee violated federal law. —

Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026

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Outfielder Alan Roden, acquired by the Twins at last July’s MLB trade deadline, sealed the victory with a two-run double that broke a 7-7 tie in the eighth innings.

— Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.

— JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026