Synonyms of transgresses

transgresses

verb

present tense third-person singular of transgress

1

as in falls

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

• falls
• trespasses
• wanders
• sins
• offends
• errs
• strays
• violates
• infringes
• breaks the law
• falls from grace
• breaches
• lapses
• breaks
• backslides
• messes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justifies
• forgives
• repents
• regrets
• pardons
• rues

2

as in violates

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

• violates
• breaks
• contravenes
• offends
• breaches
• disobeys
• ignores
• infringes (on or upon)
• fractures
• traduces
• disregards
• flouts
• neglects
• rebels
• resists
• overlooks
• dismisses
• scorns
• defies
• passes over
• withstands
• blows off
• brushes (off)
• slights
• winks (at)
• shrugs off
• tunes out
• pooh-poohs
• overpasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• obeys
• observes
• conforms (to)
• minds
• complies (with)
• serves
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• hears
• notices
• marks
• regards
• attends
• surrenders (to)
• defers (to)
• watches
• listens (to)
• notes
• heeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transgresses

But my way of dealing with that is doing something that transgresses death and making something that stays. — Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 24 June 2026

Engaging in what sociologist Staci Newmahr calls edgework, or risky behavior that transgresses social boundaries with another human, produces intimacy. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

The film transgresses time to show how greed, faith, desire and the hunger for meaning repeat themselves. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026