VIOLATING Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

violating

verb

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present participle of violate

as in breaking

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 destroying

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 raping

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 violating Spencer Pratt filed a formal complaint accusing his opponent, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, of violating election laws by allegedly campaigning too close to a ballot box. —

Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 Two years later, the FBI raided the apartment of the company's founder, Shayne Coplan, as part of a probe into whether Polymarket was violating that agreement. —

Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 May 2026 Voting rights groups contend Florida's new congressional districts should be struck down for violating a state ban on intentional partisan gerrymandering. —

ABC News, 27 May 2026 Blumenthal also called for fellow lawmakers to support a bill that would explicitly provide the public with the right to sue federal law enforcement officers for violating civil and constitutional rights. —

Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 May 2026 The white tents and chain-link fences may soon be coming down at Alligator Alcatraz, but an environmental advocacy group has sued the Florida Division of Emergency Management, accusing it of violating federal pollution laws by operating the detention center in the middle of the Everglades. —

Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 The club made no mention of Ernst Tanner, who is currently suspended through June 1 for violating the policies and standards of professional conduct required of league and club leadership. —

Tom Bogert, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The Coast Guard told CNN Dong has been arrested on suspicion of violating immigration law and that his case will later be passed to prosecutors. —

Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 He was suspended for the first six weeks of the 2025 season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. —

Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

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After a strikeout for the second out, Newport batter Noah Whitaker, with Horsley breaking for third base and Hatfield for second, was called out for batter’s interference on Ganesha catcher Dyson Grant’s throw to second base, a throw that sailed into center field.

— Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Wallen previously lodged 37 song entries, breaking his previous record of 36 entries in a single week.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 May 2026