Synonyms for do violence to

Most common

damage · harm · wound · violate · injure · maul

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To gravely harm.

Example sentences

• damage The explosion did a lot of damage to the building.
• harm This kind of magazine can do harm to young people.
• wound He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
• violate These factories violate multiple health regulations.
• injure You have to be careful so as not to injure yourself.
• maul Chimpanzees have been known to maul their owners.

By length

3 letters

wet¹

4 letters

harm¹, maul¹

5 letters

abuse², wound¹

6 letters

damage², injure²

7 letters

violate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse² = 2 syllables).