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Infract

Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

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Blunder 76% connected

To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conflict 76% connected

A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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Contravene 76% connected

To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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Infringe 76% connected

To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intrude 76% connected

To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseaso…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sin 76% connected

Old form of Since.

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Transgress 76% connected

To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

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Trespass 76% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disrespect 76% connected

Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.

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Breach 92% connected

The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Break 92% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Offend 92% connected

To strike against; to attack; to assail.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transgress 92% connected

To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Violate 92% connected

To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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