enforcing

NOUN

enforcement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration application imposition prosecution

STRONG

coercion compulsion constraint duress exaction execution impulsion insistence lash obligation prescription pressure reinforcement spur whip

WEAK

carrying-out compulsory law fulfilling martial law necessitation

Antonyms

WEAK

abandon disregard forgetfulness neglect renunciation slight

Example Sentences

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All three also support enforcing Municipal Code section 41.18.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The same is true of enforcing voting rights.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

In mid-March, Figma started enforcing AI credit limits as a way to monetize its AI tools.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

California and Oregon have begun enforcing new state laws restricting corporate healthcare investors, leading to penalties and scrapped deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Only fifteen hundred field federal agents were assigned the enormous task of enforcing Prohibition.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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