What is another word for inflict?
344 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɪnflˈɪkt], [ ɪnflˈɪkt], [ ɪ_n_f_l_ˈɪ_k_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for inflict:- bring down (noun)
- dish out (noun)
- fob off (noun)
- administer (verb)
- bring (verb)
- canker (verb)
- command (verb)
- communication (verb)
- deal (verb)
- deliver (verb)
- dish out (verb)
- force (verb)
- perpetrate (verb)
- put (verb)
- visit (verb)
- wreak (verb)
- other synonyms
- bring
- command
- dish out
- visit
Definition for Inflict:
- in-flikt', v.t. to lay on: to impose, as punishment.-- n. INFLIC'TION, act of inflicting or imposing: punishment applied.-- adj. INFLICT'IVE, tending or able to inflict. [ L. inflictus, inflig[) e]re-- in, against, flig[) e]re, to strike.]
Synonyms for Inflict:
n.
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- stick.
- dish.
- fob.
v.
•administer (verb)- pro vide,
- ex-tended,
- ex-tends,
- ex-tend,
- ex-tending,
- pro vides,
- dis tributes,
- measures out,
- pro-vides,
- dis-burse,
- dis burses,
- dis-burses,
- pro-viding,
- dis-tribute,
- pro-vided,
- measuring out,
- dis-tributes,
- dis burse,
- ex tended,
- pro vided,
- ex tend,
- dis tribute,
- measured out,
- pro-vide,
- ex tends,
- ex tending,
- pro viding.
- dis pose,
- in-duces,
- be-ginning,
- contributes to,
- contributing to,
- be-gun,
- be ginning,
- dis posed,
- prevails upon,
- prevail up on,
- in duces,
- be gun,
- dis-posed,
- in duce,
- dis posing,
- in-duce,
- pro duces,
- results in,
- dis-pose,
- dis-posing,
- pro-duces,
- pro duce.
- de moralizes,
- de-base,
- de-moralizing,
- de moralized,
- de-basing,
- de moralize,
- de basing,
- de-moralized,
- de-moralizes,
- de base,
- de-moralize,
- de moralizing,
- sored,
- soring,
- de-based,
- de based.
- ordinated,
- called the signals,
- re quired,
- took lead,
- laying down the law,
- calls the signals,
- gives orders,
- re-strain,
- lays down law,
- de-barring,
- calls on,
- takes lead,
- laid down the law,
- ex acting,
- took charge,
- de bars,
- call up on,
- re-strains,
- re-quired,
- ex-acting,
- sending for,
- inter-dict,
- de barring,
- calling up on,
- ex act,
- pro claiming,
- taking lead,
- takes charge,
- sends for,
- laid down law,
- re quiring,
- pro claims,
- ex acts,
- lays down the law,
- de barred,
- de-bars,
- marked out,
- calling signals,
- gave directions,
- laying down law,
- called up on,
- giving directions,
- re straining,
- gave orders,
- calls up on,
- giving orders,
- re quire,
- puts foot down,
- forcing upon,
- calling the signals,
- lay down law,
- forces up on,
- re-strained,
- pro claim,
- de-barred,
- ex acted,
- re strains,
- re-quiring,
- force up on,
- re-quire,
- marks out,
- ex-act,
- ex-acts,
- re-quires,
- call signals,
- forces upon,
- pro-claiming,
- putting foot down,
- re quires,
- re strained,
- re strain,
- re-straining,
- de bar,
- forcing up on,
- ex-acted,
- calls signals,
- calling upon,
- gives directions,
- pro claimed,
- called signals,
- pro-claims,
- inter dict,
- forced up on,
- de-bar.
- be-stowing,
- forking over,
- be stowing,
- be-stow,
- be-stowed,
- be stows,
- be stow,
- be-stows,
- forks over,
- forks out,
- forked over,
- be stowed,
- coming across with,
- dis-perse,
- came across with,
- forking out,
- re warding,
- re-warding,
- comes across with,
- dis perse,
- re-warded,
- re warded.
- de-livered,
- de-livers,
- dis-patched,
- de-liver,
- dis patched,
- de livers,
- de livering,
- dis patching,
- dis-patch,
- de liver,
- dis patches,
- de-livering,
- dis-patches,
- dis-patching,
- dis patch,
- de livered.
- brings pressure to bear up on,
- bringing pressure bear up on,
- re strict,
- brings pressure bear up on,
- strongarm,
- beared hard on,
- brings pressure to bear upon,
- brought pressure bear upon,
- ex-tort,
- ex tort,
- brought pressure bear up on,
- brings pressure bear upon,
- over comes,
- bore hard on,
- putting squeeze on,
- pinned down,
- over-coming,
- bare hard on,
- bring pressure to bear up on,
- bring pressure bear upon,
- ex torts,
- bearing hard on,
- over-comes,
- over coming,
- bringing pressure bear upon,
- bring pressure bear up on,
- ex-torts,
- re-strict,
- puts screws to,
- puts squeeze on,
- bringing pressure to bear up on,
- over come,
- putting screws to,
- brought pressure to bear upon,
- brought pressure to bear up on,
- concusses,
- bringing pressure to bear upon,
- bears hard on.
Other synonyms:
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- foist.
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- saddle.
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- spark.
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- play.
- prompt,
- result in,
- persuades,
- engender,
- contributed to,
- contribute to,
- resulted in,
- occasions,
- resulting in.
- Enacting,
- call on,
- take lead,
- enact,
- ordinate,
- called upon,
- calling on,
- call the signals,
- requisitioned,
- marking out,
- mark out,
- forced upon,
- give orders,
- call upon,
- force upon,
- ordinating,
- put foot down,
- send for,
- give directions,
- taking charge,
- calls upon,
- sent for,
- prohibit,
- take charge,
- inhibits,
- ordinates,
- called on,
- lay down the law.
Paraphrases for Inflict:
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Verb, base form
cause.
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Verb, base form
Antonyms for Inflict:
Inflict Sentence Examples:
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I thought they were about to inflict some new horror upon me.
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The Lynch law of the present day, as practised in the states of the west and south, may be divided into two different heads: the first is, the administration of it in cases in which the laws of the states are considered by the majority as not having awarded a punishment adequate, in their opinion, to the offence committed; and the other, when from excitement the majority will not wait for the law to act, but inflict the punishment with their own hands.
Hypernym for Inflict:
Hyponym for Inflict:
v.
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communication
communicate, intercommunicate.
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communication