Synonyms of transgressed

transgressed

verb

past tense of transgress

1

as in trespassed

to commit an offense

I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trespassed
• fell
• wandered
• sinned
• strayed
• erred
• offended
• violated
• breached
• fell from grace
• broke the law
• infringed
• lapsed
• broke
• messed up
• backslid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justified
• forgave
• pardoned
• regretted
• repented
• rued

2

as in violated

to fail to keep

don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violated
• broke
• breached
• contravened
• offended
• traduced
• disobeyed
• fractured
• infringed (on or upon)
• ignored
• rebelled
• disregarded
• flouted
• neglected
• resisted
• dismissed
• overlooked
• passed over
• slighted
• scorned
• defied
• blew off
• winked (at)
• brushed (off)
• withstood
• overpassed
• tuned out
• shrugged off
• pooh-poohed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• observed
• obeyed
• served
• complied (with)
• submitted (to)
• heard
• yielded (to)
• noted
• conformed (to)
• marked
• regarded
• noticed
• attended
• watched
• minded
• deferred (to)
• surrendered (to)
• listened (to)
• heeded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transgressed

According to Allen’s album, Harbour would’ve allegedly transgressed past the bounds of their open marriage. —Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026

Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee. —Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025

Right now, researchers can say that the biosphere boundary has been transgressed on almost all land surfaces, mainly due to agriculture. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025