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INFRINGES Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word infringes. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word infringes. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INFRINGES

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breaches
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

contravenes
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• deny the truth of

disobeys
verbv
verb

• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

disregards
verbv
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

encroaches
verbv
verb

• advance beyond the usual limit

• impinge or infringe upon

impinges
verbv
verb

• impinge or infringe upon

• advance beyond the usual limit

intrudes
verbv
verb

• enter uninvited

• enter unlawfully on someone's property

• search or inquire in a meddlesome way

• thrust oneself in as if by force

invades
verbv
verb

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

transgresses
verbv
verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

trespasses
verbv
noun

• a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

• entry to another's property without right or permission

verb

• enter unlawfully on someone's property

• make excessive use of

• break the law

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

violates
verbv
verb

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• destroy

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• force (someone) to have sex against their will

• destroy and strip of its possession

conflict
nounn
noun

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

verb

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

contravene
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• deny the truth of

encroach
verbv
verb

• advance beyond the usual limit

• impinge or infringe upon

impinge
verbv
verb

• impinge or infringe upon

• advance beyond the usual limit

run afoul
nounn
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

Best Hypernyms For INFRINGES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for infringes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
advance breach break infract offend progress transgress violate breaches contravenes disregards transgresses trespasses violates
Phrases (5)
go againstgo onmarch onmove onpass on

Alternatives for BREACHES

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