Synonyms of violates

violates

verb

present tense third-person singular of violate

1

as in breaks

to fail to keep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breaks
• contravenes
• offends
• breaches
• transgresses
• ignores
• disobeys
• infringes (on or upon)
• fractures
• disregards
• traduces
• neglects
• flouts
• resists
• rebels
• overlooks
• dismisses
• passes over
• defies
• blows off
• scorns
• withstands
• brushes (off)
• winks (at)
• shrugs off
• tunes out
• slights
• pooh-poohs
• overpasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• obeys
• conforms (to)
• observes
• complies (with)
• minds
• serves
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• notices
• hears
• regards
• marks
• surrenders (to)
• defers (to)
• attends
• listens (to)
• notes
• watches
• heeds

2

as in destroys

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

• destroys
• desecrates
• defiles
• ravages
• profanes
• demolishes
• ruins
• robs
• raids
• insults
• offends
• taints
• pollutes
• swears
• blasphemes
• sullies
• contaminates
• devastates
• defames
• affronts
• curses
• annihilates
• wrecks
• plunders
• desanctifies
• decimates
• outrages
• desacralizes
• deconsecrates
• befouls
• soils
• despoils
• poisons
• wastes
• spoils
• desolates
• strips
• loots
• fouls
• sacks
• ransacks
• razes
• crushes
• pillages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respects
• dedicates
• blesses
• consecrates
• sanctifies
• honors
• purifies
• cleanses
• hallows
• purges

3

as in rapes

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

• rapes
• assaults
• forces
• ravishes
• date rapes
• molests
• gang rapes
• deflowers
• defiles
• paws

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of violates

The reforms would also tie an executive’s overall pay to safety metrics and impose shareholder penalties of up to $10 million per violation if a company violates safety rules. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit argued in part that the plan violates the First Amendment, which courts have historically held protects the right to receive information. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Filed jointly with the WGA West and East branches, the guild’s suit claims the merger violates antitrust law and would inflict irreparable harm on industry scribes. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

The city also learned that this particular neighborhood lacks a sewer separation, which violates the Clean Water Act. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

California, along with 11 other states, has sued Paramount Skydance and will go to trial in March to determine whether the deal violates antitrust laws. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

California’s attorney general and secretary of state argue the measure violates election law and would disenfranchise voters, by limiting mail ballots, imposing ID requirements and creating a separate county voter registration system. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

The union drive really traces back to February 2025, when Google removed language from its public AI Principles committing not to build AI for weapons or surveillance that violates international norms. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Proponents of the legislation say the surveillance violates workers’ right to privacy and can be discriminatory. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026