What is another word for transgress?
1016 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tɹansɡɹˈɛs], [ tɹansɡɹˈɛs], [ t_ɹ_a_n_s_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]
Transgress is a term that is used to describe the act of breaking a rule or a law. However, there are several synonyms that can be used in place of transgress. Examples include "violate", "breach", "infringe", "trespass", "disobey", "go beyond", "cross the line", and "exceed the limits". All these words convey the same meaning as transgress, and can be used in different contexts to describe the same action. Choosing the right synonym for transgress depends on the tone, context, and audience of the communication. Therefore, having a good understanding of synonyms helps in the usage of language effectively.
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Similar words for transgress:
- break (verb)
- commit (verb)
- contravene (verb)
- disobey (verb)
- err (verb)
- forget (verb)
- infringe (verb)
- misbehave (verb)
- offend (verb)
- overrun (verb)
- overstep (verb)
- stative (verb)
- trespass (verb)
- violate (verb)
- wrong (verb)
Synonyms for Transgress:
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v.
• break- dis regard ,
- dis regarded ,
- dis regarding ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regarded ,
- dis-regarding ,
- dis-regards ,
- in fracted ,
- in-fracted ,
- infracts ,
- reneged on ,
- reneges on ,
- reneging on .
- goes for broke ,
- goes in for ,
- goes out for ,
- going in for ,
- going out for ,
- went for broke ,
- went in for ,
- went out for .
- conflicted with ,
- conflicting with ,
- conflicts with ,
- counter act ,
- counter acted ,
- counter acting ,
- counter acts ,
- counter-act ,
- counter-acted ,
- counter-acting ,
- counter-acts ,
- dis affirm ,
- dis affirmed ,
- dis affirming ,
- dis affirms ,
- dis-affirm ,
- dis-affirmed ,
- dis-affirming ,
- dis-affirms ,
- inter fere ,
- inter feres ,
- inter pose ,
- inter posed ,
- inter posing ,
- inter-fere ,
- inter-feres ,
- inter-pose ,
- inter-posed ,
- inter-posing .
- am remiss ,
- are remiss ,
- art remiss ,
- being remiss ,
- brake rules ,
- breaking rules ,
- breaks rules ,
- broke rules ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de sert ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- de-sert ,
- dis agree ,
- dis agreed ,
- dis agreeing ,
- dis agrees ,
- dis obey ,
- dis obeyed ,
- dis obeying ,
- dis obeys ,
- dis-agree ,
- dis-agreed ,
- dis-agreeing ,
- dis-agrees ,
- dis-obey ,
- dis-obeyed ,
- dis-obeying ,
- dis-obeys ,
- flew face of ,
- flew in face of ,
- flies face of ,
- flies in face of ,
- fly face of ,
- flying face of ,
- flying in face of ,
- goes counter to ,
- going counter to ,
- insurrected ,
- insurrecting ,
- insurrects ,
- is remiss ,
- not heeds ,
- not listened ,
- not listens ,
- not minded ,
- not minding ,
- not minds ,
- paid no attention to ,
- payed no attention to ,
- paying no attention to ,
- pays no attention to ,
- re volt ,
- re volts ,
- re volutions ,
- re-volt ,
- re-volts ,
- re-volution ,
- re-volutions ,
- recalcitrated ,
- recalcitrates ,
- recalcitrating ,
- revolutioned ,
- revolutioning ,
- rise arms ,
- rises arms ,
- rises in arms ,
- rising arms ,
- rising in arms ,
- rose arms ,
- rose in arms ,
- sets aside ,
- take law in to hands ,
- take law in to own hands ,
- take law into hands ,
- takes law in to hands ,
- takes law in to own hands ,
- takes law into hands ,
- takes law into own hands ,
- taking law in to hands ,
- taking law in to own hands ,
- taking law into hands ,
- taking law into own hands ,
- took law in to hands ,
- took law in to own hands ,
- took law into hands ,
- took law into own hands ,
- was remiss ,
- wast remiss ,
- went counter to ,
- were remiss ,
- wert remiss ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- am error ,
- am in error ,
- are error ,
- are in error ,
- are inaccurate ,
- are incorrect ,
- art in error ,
- art inaccurate ,
- art incorrect ,
- art mistaken ,
- be error ,
- being error ,
- being in error ,
- being inaccurate ,
- being incorrect ,
- being mistaken ,
- bollixes ,
- boo booed ,
- boo booing ,
- boo-booed ,
- boo-booing ,
- boobooed ,
- boobooing ,
- drop ball ,
- dropped ball ,
- dropping ball ,
- drops ball ,
- drops the ball ,
- dropt ball ,
- dropt the ball ,
- flubbing ,
- is error ,
- is in error ,
- is inaccurate ,
- is incorrect ,
- is mistaken ,
- made a mess of ,
- made mess of ,
- make mess of ,
- makes a mess of ,
- makes mess of ,
- making a mess of ,
- making mess of ,
- mis apprehend ,
- mis apprehended ,
- mis apprehending ,
- mis apprehends ,
- mis calculate ,
- mis calculated ,
- mis calculates ,
- mis calculating ,
- mis judged ,
- mis judges ,
- mis judging ,
- mis-apprehend ,
- mis-apprehended ,
- mis-apprehending ,
- mis-apprehends ,
- mis-calculate ,
- mis-calculated ,
- mis-calculates ,
- mis-calculating ,
- mis-judged ,
- mis-judges ,
- mis-judging ,
- slipt up ,
- snafuing ,
- snarling up ,
- snarls up ,
- was error ,
- was in error ,
- was inaccurate ,
- was incorrect ,
- wast error ,
- wast in error ,
- wast inaccurate ,
- wast incorrect ,
- wast mistaken ,
- went wrong ,
- were error ,
- were in error ,
- were inaccurate ,
- were incorrect ,
- were mistaken ,
- wert error ,
- wert in error ,
- wert inaccurate ,
- wert incorrect ,
- wert mistaken .
- Overpassing ,
- dis counted ,
- dis counting ,
- dis counts ,
- dis-counted ,
- dis-counting ,
- dis-counts ,
- loses sight of ,
- losing sight of ,
- lost sight of ,
- over look ,
- over looked ,
- over looks ,
- over passed ,
- over passes ,
- over passing ,
- over-look ,
- over-looking ,
- over-looks ,
- over-pass ,
- over-passed ,
- over-passes ,
- over-passing .
- am at fault ,
- am bad ,
- am dissolute ,
- am fault ,
- am guilty ,
- am immoral ,
- am out line ,
- am out of line ,
- am out of order ,
- am out order ,
- am reprehensible ,
- are at fault ,
- are bad ,
- are dissolute ,
- are fault ,
- are guilty ,
- are immoral ,
- are indecorous ,
- are insubordinate ,
- are out line ,
- are out of line ,
- are out of order ,
- are out order ,
- are reprehensible ,
- art at fault ,
- art bad ,
- art fault ,
- art guilty ,
- art immoral ,
- art indecorous ,
- art insubordinate ,
- art mischievous ,
- art out line ,
- art out of line ,
- art out of order ,
- art out order ,
- art reprehensible ,
- be fault ,
- be out line ,
- be out order ,
- being at fault ,
- being bad ,
- being dissolute ,
- being fault ,
- being guilty ,
- being immoral ,
- being indecorous ,
- being insubordinate ,
- being mischievous ,
- being out line ,
- being out of line ,
- being out of order ,
- being out order ,
- bend law ,
- bended law ,
- bended the law ,
- bending law ,
- bending the law ,
- bends law ,
- bends the law ,
- bent law ,
- bent the law ,
- did evil ,
- didst evil ,
- didst wrong ,
- does evil ,
- doest evil ,
- doest wrong ,
- doeth evil ,
- doeth wrong ,
- doing evil ,
- dost evil ,
- dost wrong ,
- doth evil ,
- doth wrong ,
- gat in to mischief ,
- gat into mischief ,
- get in to mischief ,
- gets in to mischief ,
- gets into mischief ,
- getting in to mischief ,
- getting into mischief ,
- got in to mischief ,
- got into mischief ,
- gotten in to mischief ,
- gotten into mischief ,
- is at fault ,
- is bad ,
- is dissolute ,
- is fault ,
- is guilty ,
- is immoral ,
- is indecorous ,
- is insubordinate ,
- is mischievous ,
- is out line ,
- is out of line ,
- is out of order ,
- is out order ,
- is reprehensible ,
- made trouble ,
- makes trouble ,
- making trouble ,
- mis behave ,
- mis behaved ,
- mis behaves ,
- mis behaving ,
- mis conduct ,
- mis conducted ,
- mis conducting ,
- mis conducts ,
- mis-behave ,
- mis-behaved ,
- mis-behaves ,
- mis-behaving ,
- mis-conduct ,
- mis-conducted ,
- mis-conducting ,
- mis-conducts ,
- roughhoused ,
- sowed wild oats ,
- sowing wild oats ,
- sows wild oats ,
- take wrong turn ,
- takes a wrong turn ,
- takes wrong turn ,
- taking a wrong turn ,
- taking wrong turn ,
- took a wrong turn ,
- took wrong turn ,
- was at fault ,
- was bad ,
- was dissolute ,
- was fault ,
- was guilty ,
- was immoral ,
- was indecorous ,
- was insubordinate ,
- was mischievous ,
- was out line ,
- was out of line ,
- was out of order ,
- was out order ,
- was reprehensible ,
- wast at fault ,
- wast bad ,
- wast dissolute ,
- wast fault ,
- wast guilty ,
- wast immoral ,
- wast indecorous ,
- wast insubordinate ,
- wast mischievous ,
- wast out line ,
- wast out of line ,
- wast out of order ,
- wast out order ,
- wast reprehensible ,
- were at fault ,
- were bad ,
- were dissolute ,
- were fault ,
- were guilty ,
- were immoral ,
- were indecorous ,
- were insubordinate ,
- were mischievous ,
- were out line ,
- were out of line ,
- were out of order ,
- were out order ,
- were reprehensible ,
- wert at fault ,
- wert bad ,
- wert dissolute ,
- wert fault ,
- wert guilty ,
- wert immoral ,
- wert indecorous ,
- wert insubordinate ,
- wert mischievous ,
- wert out line ,
- wert out of line ,
- wert out of order ,
- wert out order ,
- wert reprehensible .
- am disagreeable ,
- are disagreeable ,
- art disagreeable ,
- being disagreeable ,
- dis gust ,
- dis gusted ,
- dis gusting ,
- dis gusts ,
- dis oblige ,
- dis obliged ,
- dis obliges ,
- dis obliging ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tressed ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-gust ,
- dis-gusted ,
- dis-gusting ,
- dis-gusts ,
- dis-oblige ,
- dis-obliged ,
- dis-obliges ,
- dis-obliging ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tressed ,
- dis-tresses ,
- ex asperate ,
- ex asperates ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperate ,
- ex-asperated ,
- ex-asperates ,
- ex-asperating ,
- is disagreeable ,
- out raged ,
- out rages ,
- out-rage ,
- out-raged ,
- out-rages ,
- out-raging ,
- re pulsed ,
- re pulses ,
- re pulsing ,
- re-pulsed ,
- re-pulses ,
- re-pulsing ,
- turned one off ,
- turning one off ,
- turns one off ,
- up sets ,
- up setting ,
- up-set ,
- up-sets ,
- up-setting ,
- was disagreeable ,
- wast disagreeable ,
- were disagreeable ,
- wert disagreeable ,
- zinged .
- in trench ,
- in trenched ,
- in trenches ,
- in trenching ,
- in-trench ,
- in-trenched ,
- in-trenches ,
- in-trenching ,
- over stepped ,
- over stepping ,
- over steps ,
- over-stepped ,
- over-stepping ,
- over-steps .
- chiseled in ,
- chiseling in ,
- chiselled in ,
- chiselling in ,
- chisels in ,
- crash gates ,
- crashed gates ,
- crashed the gates ,
- crashes gates ,
- crashes the gates ,
- crashing gates ,
- crashing the gates ,
- did wrong by ,
- didst wrong by ,
- dis please ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis pleases ,
- dis pleasing ,
- dis-please ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-pleases ,
- dis-pleasing ,
- does wrong by ,
- doest wrong by ,
- doeth wrong by ,
- doing wrong by ,
- dost wrong by ,
- doth wrong by ,
- inter lope ,
- inter loped ,
- inter lopes ,
- inter-lope ,
- inter-loping ,
- kibitzed ,
- kibitzes ,
- mixes in ,
- mixing in ,
- mixt in ,
- muscled in ,
- muscles in ,
- muscling in ,
- nosed in ,
- noses in ,
- nosing in ,
- sticked nose in ,
- sticking nose in ,
- sticks nose in ,
- stuck nose in .
- pro fane ,
- pro fanes ,
- pro-fane ,
- pro-fanes ,
- sacrileged ,
- sacrileging ,
- trampled on ,
- tramples on ,
- trampling on .
- abuse ,
- encroach ,
- maltreat ,
- perpetrate ,
- wrong .
Other synonyms:
- sink .
- flout .
- defy .
- proceed .
- stoop .
Other relevant words:
- Breaching ,
- Enacting ,
- Infracted ,
- Infracting ,
- Intrenched ,
- Intrenching ,
- Perpetrated ,
- Pirated ,
- Pirating ,
- Transgressed ,
- be disagreeable ,
- breached ,
- break ,
- break commandment ,
- break law ,
- chisel in ,
- commit ,
- commit crime ,
- conflict with ,
- contravene ,
- crash the gates ,
- disobey ,
- do wrong by ,
- enact ,
- err ,
- go for broke ,
- go in for ,
- go out for ,
- going for broke ,
- infract ,
- infringe ,
- interpose ,
- intrench ,
- intrenches ,
- kibitz ,
- kibitzing ,
- live in sin ,
- misbehave ,
- mix in ,
- mixed in ,
- muscle in ,
- nose in ,
- obtrude ,
- offend ,
- overstep ,
- pirate ,
- pulling ,
- renege on ,
- repudiate ,
- sacrilege ,
- sin ,
- spurn ,
- stick nose in ,
- take the primrose path ,
- tamper with ,
- tampered with ,
- tampering with ,
- tampers with ,
- trample on ,
- trespass ,
- turn one off ,
- up set ,
- violate ,
- wallow in the mire ,
- zinging .
- Mutinied ,
- Revolutionizing ,
- be remiss ,
- break rules ,
- fly in face of ,
- go counter to ,
- insurrect ,
- mutiny ,
- not heed ,
- not heeded ,
- not heeding ,
- not listen ,
- not listening ,
- not mind ,
- pay no attention to ,
- recalcitrate ,
- rise in arms ,
- setting aside ,
- take law into own hands .
- be in error ,
- be inaccurate ,
- be incorrect ,
- be mistaken ,
- bollix ,
- bollixed ,
- bollixing ,
- boo-boo ,
- boo-boos ,
- booboo ,
- booboos ,
- drop the ball ,
- dropped the ball ,
- dropping the ball ,
- flubbed ,
- go astray ,
- go wrong ,
- goes astray ,
- goes wrong ,
- going astray ,
- going wrong ,
- goof ,
- make a mess of ,
- muff ,
- slip up ,
- slipped up ,
- slipping up ,
- slips up ,
- snafued ,
- snarl up ,
- snarled up ,
- was mistaken ,
- went astray .
- be at fault ,
- be bad ,
- be dissolute ,
- be guilty ,
- be immoral ,
- be indecorous ,
- be insubordinate ,
- be mischievous ,
- be out of line ,
- be out of order ,
- be reprehensible ,
- being reprehensible ,
- bend the law ,
- did wrong ,
- do evil ,
- do wrong ,
- does wrong ,
- doing wrong ,
- get into mischief ,
- make trouble ,
- misconducted ,
- misconducting ,
- roughhouse ,
- roughhousing ,
- sow wild oats ,
- take a wrong turn .
- Biblical trespass ,
- DO ,
- abnormality ,
- added ,
- advance ,
- advance upon ,
- advertise ,
- affront ,
- allow ,
- announce ,
- appal ,
- appall ,
- archaic trespass ,
- ashamed ,
- assault ,
- bad ,
- bankrupt ,
- bestow ,
- better ,
- beyond ,
- blot ,
- blunder ,
- boob ,
- breach ,
- break away ,
- break bounds ,
- break down ,
- break off ,
- break out ,
- break the law ,
- break through ,
- break-in ,
- bring out ,
- bruise ,
- buck ,
- bump ,
- burst ,
- bust ,
- cashier ,
- cave in ,
- check ,
- climb over ,
- collapse ,
- come ,
- come apart ,
- commit sin ,
- conflicting ,
- conk out ,
- contradict ,
- contradictory ,
- contrary ,
- contravention ,
- crack ,
- crime ,
- criminal ,
- criminality ,
- cross over ,
- crush ,
- culpable ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- death ,
- debauch ,
- decease ,
- declare ,
- demise ,
- demolish ,
- demote ,
- departure ,
- deprave ,
- depraved ,
- depravity ,
- dereliction ,
- desecrate ,
- despoil ,
- destroy ,
- develop ,
- die ,
- disclose ,
- discontinue ,
- discover ,
- dishonor ,
- dishonour ,
- disorder ,
- disregard ,
- disrespect ,
- disturb ,
- divulge ,
- do amiss ,
- do violence to ,
- donate ,
- dwarf ,
- encroach upon ,
- encroachment ,
- entrench on ,
- erupt ,
- escape ,
- evade ,
- evil ,
- exceed ,
- exceeding ,
- excellent ,
- expose ,
- extend ,
- fail ,
- fall ,
- fall apart ,
- fall from grace ,
- fall in ,
- fault ,
- faulty ,
- finish ,
- forfeit ,
- forget oneself ,
- forswear ,
- founder ,
- fracture ,
- gap ,
- get around ,
- get out ,
- give ,
- give away ,
- give out ,
- give up ,
- give way ,
- go ,
- go across ,
- go against ,
- go bad ,
- go beyond ,
- go past ,
- go through ,
- go too far ,
- guilt ,
- guiltiness ,
- guilty ,
- happen ,
- harm ,
- hold on ,
- hurt ,
- ignore ,
- illegal ,
- illegitimate ,
- illicit ,
- immoral ,
- impart ,
- impious ,
- infraction ,
- infringe upon ,
- infringement ,
- iniquitous ,
- iniquity ,
- injure ,
- injury ,
- insult ,
- intermit ,
- interrupt ,
- intrude ,
- invade ,
- irregularity ,
- irritate ,
- irrupt ,
- jump over ,
- kick downstairs ,
- know no bounds ,
- lapse ,
- let on ,
- let out ,
- misconduct oneself ,
- misdemean oneself ,
- misdemeanor ,
- misdo ,
- more ,
- more than ,
- neglect ,
- not conform ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- oppose ,
- outrage ,
- overpass ,
- overtop ,
- part ,
- pass ,
- pause ,
- pervert ,
- pique ,
- plunder ,
- prevaricate ,
- profane ,
- rape ,
- ravish ,
- rebel ,
- recrudesce ,
- relegate ,
- rend ,
- renounce ,
- repel ,
- repugnant ,
- resist ,
- reveal ,
- revolt ,
- right ,
- rive ,
- ruin ,
- rupture ,
- scandalise ,
- scandalize ,
- scoff at ,
- separate ,
- set at naught ,
- sever ,
- shatter ,
- shiver ,
- shock ,
- shoot ahead of ,
- sinful ,
- slight ,
- slip ,
- smash ,
- snap off ,
- soften ,
- spite ,
- split ,
- split up ,
- spoil ,
- stop ,
- stray ,
- strike ,
- sunder ,
- superior ,
- surpassing ,
- take advantage ,
- terminate ,
- top ,
- traduce ,
- trample under foot ,
- trample underfoot ,
- trample upon ,
- transcendence ,
- transgression ,
- trench on ,
- trip ,
- ungodly ,
- unwrap ,
- usurp ,
- violation ,
- wander ,
- weaken ,
- wear ,
- wear out ,
- wicked ,
- wound .
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How to use "Transgress" in context?
When people transgress, they cross boundaries that are not always safe or wise. They may put themselves in danger, or violate the rights of others. Sometimes transgressing can even be humorous or enjoyable. But whatever the reason, transgressing can have consequences.
Paraphrases for Transgress:
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Independent
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Verb, base form
contravene, violate.
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Verb, base form
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Other Related
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Verb, base form
infringe.
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Verb, base form
Hyponym for Transgress:
v.
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stative
overspread, spread.
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stative
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- Synonyms:
- dominoes, dominos.
