1
as in broke
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in destroyed
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in raped
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
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of violated
Along with the legal near-miss, the staff report found that Chua’s actions violated several city codes, including by directing a staff member without going through the city manager and by improperly calling a meeting.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Separately, two Russian aircraft flying from Kaliningrad violated Lithuanian airspace near Kybartai on Thursday, two Lithuanian officials told NBC News.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In March 2025, the BLM discontinued the Adoption Incentive Program after a federal court found the program violated environmental and administrative laws.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The plaintiff alleged the defendant’s move violated Minnesota’s Human Rights Act.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Nearby Long Beach Airport officials said last week that the video’s political messaging violated state and federal laws, such as the Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by federal employees.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Petro said the White House had violated the South American country's sovereignty and killed a Colombian fisherman, named by the president as Alejandro Carranza.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
On October 7th, a federal judge agreed that ICE had violated the terms of the decree.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Democratic senators are alleging that the Department of Homeland Security potentially violated the Hatch Act by asking airports across the country to play a video featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the impacts of the government shutdown.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Separately, two Russian aircraft flying from Kaliningrad violated Lithuanian airspace near Kybartai on Thursday, two Lithuanian officials told NBC News.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
In March 2025, the BLM discontinued the Adoption Incentive Program after a federal court found the program violated environmental and administrative laws.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The plaintiff alleged the defendant’s move violated Minnesota’s Human Rights Act.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Nearby Long Beach Airport officials said last week that the video’s political messaging violated state and federal laws, such as the Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by federal employees.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Petro said the White House had violated the South American country's sovereignty and killed a Colombian fisherman, named by the president as Alejandro Carranza.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
On October 7th, a federal judge agreed that ICE had violated the terms of the decree.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Democratic senators are alleging that the Department of Homeland Security potentially violated the Hatch Act by asking airports across the country to play a video featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the impacts of the government shutdown.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
Verb
-
The news broke that Meester was pregnant in March of that year when she was photographed with a baby bump.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
-
The question of whether Taylor Swift has achieved greater success than The Beatles has risen to prominence after Swift broke a decades-old chart record previously held by the legendary group.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
-
Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The criticism even included attacks on her appearance and calls for her to be burned, raped or strangled.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
-
They are mistreated, raped, killed.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The wide-ranging pact also includes amendment of a forbearance agreement with Palomar’s lenders, a requirement that lenders created after the public health care district breached financial covenants on more than $700 million in revenue bond debt.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
-
Although the museum’s alarm system activated the moment the window was breached and police responded within three minutes, the thieves disappeared before authorities arrived.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
-
When Melanson failed to comply with Lino’s instructions, Lino allegedly beat the older man with a baseball bat and then desecrated his corpse.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The girl was between the ages of 4 and 10 when she was assaulted.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
-
Thursday morning, when a Towson University student notified police that they had been assaulted in Parking Lot 11 on campus, the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Friday’s incident isn’t the first time the church has been defiled by a member of the public in recent years.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
-
The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Violated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share