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violating

ADJECTIVE

illegal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned criminal illegitimate illicit irregular outlawed prohibited smuggled unauthorized unconstitutional unlawful unlicensed unwarranted wrongful

WEAK

actionable black-market bootleg contraband crooked extralegal felonious forbidden heavy hot interdicted lawless not approved not legal outside the law proscribed prosecutable racket shady sub-rosa taboo under-the-table unofficial unwarrantable verboten wildcat

Antonyms

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authorized blessed ethical good justifiable lawful legal legitimate moral permitted right warranted

WEAK

allowed permissible

ADJECTIVE

outlawed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned prohibited

STRONG

bootleg crooked forbidden interdicted proscribed racket smuggled taboo

WEAK

actionable black-market contraband criminal extralegal felonious heavy hot illegitimate illicit irregular lawless not approved not legal outside the law prosecutable shady sub-rosa unauthorized unconstitutional under-the-table unlawful unlicensed unofficial unwarrantable unwarranted verboten wildcat wrongful

Antonyms

STRONG

allowed

ADJECTIVE

sacrilegious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blasphemous indecent obscene sinful

WEAK

atheistic desecrating dirty filthy foul godless heathen impious infidel irreligious irreverent irreverential pagan ungodly unhallowed unholy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean decent moral pure upright

ADJECTIVE

unconstitutional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illegitimate unlawful wrongful

WEAK

against the law banned criminal felonious forbidden illicit lawless not legal outlawed prohibited prosecutable unauthorized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

authorized ethical legal

NOUN

violation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse contravention encroachment infraction infringement misdemeanor negligence offense transgression

STRONG

break breaking illegality misbehavior nonobservance rupture trespass wrong

WEAK

transgressing trespassing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

obedience

WEAK

observance

Example Sentences

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Jackson, 27, entering his sixth season with the Rams as one of their anchors on the offensive line, was suspended by the NFL in 2024 for violating its personal conduct policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Private zoos are routinely inspected by the Department of Agriculture, which issues animal exhibitor licenses and can cite facilities for violating the Animal Welfare Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Barrow also had his account suspended by Facebook on the grounds he was violating intellectual property rules.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

If we call the cops on teens violating a city curfew, it suggests a cavalier attitude toward the perils of the justice system.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Would I be violating the king’s wishes by listing what it says?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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