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

League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment. — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

The letter alleged the Smithsonian ​may have violated anti-discrimination laws. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

Burgos then looked up the woman’s driver’s license picture on the DMV database, which several officers told internal affairs probably violated department policy, according to the report. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

With navies built around corvette-class-sized ships, Finland and Sweden have successfully stood up to Russian pressure, harassing Russian submarines that have violated their territorial seas. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

According to the lawsuit, a subsequent Cal investigation concluded that Spencer had violated campus policy regarding conflicts of interest in consensual relationships. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Meta also lost a separate social-media case brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, after a court found that the company violated the state's child-safety laws and ordered it to pay over $900 million in penalties. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026