Synonyms of violating

violating

verb

present participle of violate

1

as in breaking

to fail to keep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breaking
• breaching
• contravening
• ignoring
• transgressing
• disobeying
• offending
• fracturing
• infringing (on or upon)
• disregarding
• neglecting
• traducing
• flouting
• resisting
• rebelling
• dismissing
• overlooking
• passing over
• defying
• brushing (off)
• withstanding
• blowing off
• winking (at)
• slighting
• scorning
• tuning out
• overpassing
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• observing
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• obeying
• serving
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• regarding
• hearing
• attending
• minding
• listening (to)
• marking
• watching
• noting
• noticing
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• heeding

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• desecrating
• defiling
• ruining
• profaning
• demolishing
• ravaging
• insulting
• raiding
• robbing
• contaminating
• polluting
• wrecking
• blaspheming
• cursing
• tainting
• affronting
• sullying
• offending
• defaming
• swearing
• plundering
• outraging
• stripping
• devastating
• soiling
• desanctifying
• deconsecrating
• wasting
• desacralizing
• poisoning
• decimating
• fouling
• annihilating
• despoiling
• sacking
• spoiling
• befouling
• looting
• razing
• ransacking
• pillaging
• crushing
• desolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respecting
• honoring
• dedicating
• sanctifying
• blessing
• consecrating
• purging
• hallowing
• cleansing
• purifying

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raping
• assaulting
• forcing
• ravishing
• date raping
• molesting
• gang raping
• deflowering
• pawing
• defiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of violating

Now, the state attorney general says the city must pay a fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Industry leaders say its inability to cite casinos for violating federal law or force the emergency closure of unsafe facilities is particularly troubling. — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit alleges a count of violating the statutory deadline for a May Freedom of Information Act request and unlawful withholding of agency records. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Kalshi is also pursuing its own enforcement action against Santos for violating the exchange’s rules. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

On Aug, 4, police re-arrested him for allegedly violating a home detention monitoring rule. — Da Lin, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Johnson was suspended for 10 games by the NFL in 2016 for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Three months earlier, he’d been accused of violating parole for a burglary conviction, after allegedly using his car to ram a vehicle containing his girlfriend and her 5-year-old child. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Rezaei accused Washington of violating the memorandum of understanding and launching attacks without first referring the issue to the dispute resolution committee. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026