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Synonyms for inflict
ɪnˈflɪkt
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Princeton's WordNet
inflict, bring down, visit, impose(verb)
impose something unpleasant
"The principal visited his rage on the students"
Synonyms:
chitchat, land, bring down, confab, overthrow, enforce, inspect, impose, trim down, overturn, lower, get down, call in, cut, jaw, chit-chat, claver, trim back, trim, see, chew the fat, cut down, call, reduce, levy, natter, gossip, travel to, subvert, visit, take down, cut back, put down, shoot the breeze, confabulate, let down, chat, chatter, chaffer
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#64 | see | |
#374 | call | |
#399 | visit | |
#679 | put | |
#773 | land | |
#962 | chat | |
#1104 | lower | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1324 | cut | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#5998 | trim | |
#9152 | gossip | |
#9288 | levy | |
#9781 | impose | |
#10166 | enforce | |
#13099 | inspect | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#34028 | inflict | |
#34999 | overturn | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#101001 | chitchat | |
#122207 | natter | |
#122461 | confab | |
#189313 | claver | |
#319135 | chaffer |
How to use inflict in a sentence?
We do not know yet the (Iranian) casualty count, but I can say that in terms of our purpose, we focused less on personnel and more on capabilities and hardware ... to inflict long-term damage on the Iranian military establishment in Syria. We assess it will take substantial time to replenish.
Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Muasher:
The aim was to inflict the largest number of casualties.
In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.
Just as we're all connected like never before, we have to work together like never before, both to seize opportunities but also meet the challenges of this information age, it's one of the great paradoxes of our time that the very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.
To leave people who have fled war and violence in Libya on the high seas in this weather would be to inflict suffering upon suffering, they must be immediately allowed to dock, and allowed to receive much-needed humanitarian aid.
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