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Synonyms of violate

20 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for violate is rape. Other synonyms of violate are force, misuse, pollute and dishonour. The opposite of violate is comply.

Synonyms and similar words for violate

verbTo rape.

  • ravishTo rape.
  • violeTo violate, especially to rape.
  • vitiateTo violate, to rape.
  • dishonourTo violate or rape.
  • forceTo violate (a woman); to rape.
  • misuseTo rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
  • polluteTo corrupt or profane.
  • rapeTo force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.
  • ravage slangTo rape.
  • r-word euphemisticTo rape.
  • scotch slangTo rape.
  • turn out slangTo rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
  • grape euphemistic
  • abuse archaicTo violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate.
  • constuprate obsoleteTo rape, violate.
  • defile obsoleteTo act inappropriately towards or vandalize (something sacred or special); to desecrate, to profane.
  • defoul obsoleteTo defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.
  • oppress obsoleteTo sexually violate; to rape.
  • outrage archaicTo sexually violate; to rape.

adjectiveSynonym of violated.

Opposite of violate

verbTo break or disregard (a rule or convention).

  • complyTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
  • obey

Meaning of violate

  1. verb To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
  2. verb To rape.
  3. verb To cite (a person) for a parole violation.

Full definition of violate

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Questions about synonyms of violate

What is another word for violate?
Violate has 20 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rape, force, misuse, pollute and dishonour.
What is the opposite of violate?
The opposite of violate is comply.
What does violate mean?
Violate means to break or disregard (a rule or convention).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: violate (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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