Synonyms for violation
Most common
desecration rape abuse assault infraction infringement trespass
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Desecration
desecration, rape, abuse, assault, violence, injury, pollution, defilement, ravishment, defloration, profanation
2. Infraction
infraction, infringement, breach, transgression, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, breaking
3. Trespass
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- n. 2
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
- n. 3
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An insult, especially a severe one.
Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀
Related words
- Word family
- violable violate violative violator
- Phrases
- access violation
Forms
- Plural
- violations → desecrations, rapes, abuses, assaults…
Example sentences
- assault Tom currently faces charges of aggravated assault.
- infringement Copyright infringement is against the law.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| violation | falling | |
| assault | rising | |
| desecration | rising | |
| defilement | rising | |
| ravishment | rising | |
| infringement | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rape1
- 5 letters
- abuse2
- 6 letters
- injury3, breach1
- 7 letters
- assault2
- 8 letters
- violence3, breaking2, invasion3, trespass2, enormity4
- 9 letters
- pollution3, intrusion3, blasphemy3, sacrilege3
- 10 letters
- infraction3, usurpation4, defilement, ravishment
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, desecration4, irreverence4, defloration, profanation4
- 12 letters
- infringement3, encroachment3, misdemeanour
- 13 letters
- transgression3, contravention4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- violation
- Italiano
- violazione