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See definition of violate on Dictionary.com
  • verbbreak a law, agreement
  • verbrape, defile

synonyms for violate

  • breach
  • contravene
  • defy
  • disobey
  • disregard
  • disrupt
  • infringe
  • offend
  • oppose
  • tamper with
  • contaminate
  • encroach
  • err
  • infract
  • meddle
  • outrage
  • profane
  • resist
  • sin
  • transgress
  • trespass
  • withstand
  • sacrilege
  • trample on
See also synonyms for: unviolated / violated / violating / violator
On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to violate, such as: breach, contravene, defy, disobey, disregard, and disrupt.

antonyms for violate

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  • aid
  • assist
  • help
  • obey
  • regard
  • behave
  • comply
  • purify
  • observe
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How to use violate in a sentence

The next day, Boslough found that he had been temporarily suspended for violating Nextdoor’s rules about being “helpful, not hurtful.”
HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROKE NEXTDOORREBECCA HEILWEILFEBRUARY 9, 2021VOX
Any publisher found to be violating the policies in Google News or Google Discover may be dropped from search results.
GOOGLE HIDING ADDRESSES IN LOCAL PACK AND SHOULD YOU WRITE META DESCRIPTIONS: TUESDAY’S DAILY BRIEFCAROLYN LYDENFEBRUARY 9, 2021SEARCH ENGINE LAND
“We’re looking to see if any department policies were violated by either the officer or his supervisors,” Staffordsmith said.
HOW THE POLICE BANK MILLIONS THROUGH THEIR UNION CONTRACTSBY ANDREW FORD, ASBURY PARK PRESS, AND AGNES CHANG, JEFF KAO AND AGNEL PHILIP, PROPUBLICAFEBRUARY 8, 2021PROPUBLICA
This preservation request applies to posts and comments about Dominion that YouTube has removed for violating its terms of use.
DOMINION VOTING TELLS FACEBOOK, PARLER AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITES TO PRESERVE POSTS FOR LAWSUITSRACHEL LERMANFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POST
“We need to rein in behavior that violates antitrust law and monopolistic behavior, and Amazon is going to be part of that work,” Jayapal said in an interview.
AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS‘S SUCCESSOR WILL INHERIT HIS CHALLENGESJAY GREENE, CAT ZAKRZEWSKIFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST
So, Google knows about some merchants violating this rule and has decided to start enforcing it with suspension notices.
GOOGLE WILL SUSPEND MERCHANT SITES THAT SHOW HIGHER PRICES AT CHECKOUTBARRY SCHWARTZFEBRUARY 4, 2021SEARCH ENGINE LAND
Amazon will only open itself to such a civil penalty if it violates the terms of this settlement.
AMAZON WILL PAY NEARLY $62 MILLION OVER “OUTRAGEOUS” PRACTICE OF POCKETING DRIVER TIPSJASON DEL REYFEBRUARY 2, 2021VOX
The judge warned Brennan that he could face three years in jail if he violates the terms of his probation.
BETHESDA BIKE-TRAIL ASSAILANT RECEIVES PROBATION FOR ATTACK IN FLIER-SNATCHING CASEDAN MORSEFEBRUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The company said the worker was terminated for violating a safety regulation at the facility.
AMAZON’S ANTI-UNION BLITZ STALKS ALABAMA WAREHOUSE WORKERS EVERYWHERE, EVEN THE BATHROOMJAY GREENEFEBRUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST
He had, after all, serially violated the site’s terms of service.
THE RIGHT’S MESSAGE TO SILICON VALLEY: 'FREE SPEECH FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE'DAVID FRENCHJANUARY 16, 2021TIME
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WORDS RELATED TO VIOLATE

  • bang up
  • beat up
  • bung up
  • corrupt
  • cut up
  • damage
  • defile
  • deprave
  • desecrate
  • harm
  • hose
  • ill-treat
  • impair
  • maltreat
  • mar
  • mess up
  • mishandle
  • mistreat
  • misuse
  • molest
  • oppress
  • persecute
  • pollute
  • rough up
  • roughhouse
  • ruin
  • shake up
  • spoil
  • taint
  • total
  • victimize
  • violate
  • wax
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