Synonyms of transgressing

transgressing 1 of 2

adjective

as in disobedient

Related Words

• disobedient
• improper
• defiant
• impudent
• unruly
• disrespectful
• recalcitrant
• refractory
• willful
• insolent
• uncouth
• wayward
• indecorous
• untoward
• uncontrollable
• intractable
• unmannerly
• obstreperous
• impolite
• naughty
• contrary
• errant
• headstrong
• restive
• ungovernable
• mischievous
• rude
• misbehaving
• roguish
• wild
• ill-mannered
• dissolute
• disorderly
• impish
• balky
• froward
• prankish
• perverse
• knavish
• waggish
• ornery
• ill-natured
• corrupt
• rascally
• evil
• wrongheaded
• rebellious
• wicked
• elfish
• ruffianly
• rowdy
• bad
• monkeying
• arch
• monkeyish
• mutinous
• inconsiderate
• selfish
• insurgent
• thoughtless
• pixieish
• unkind
• unkindly
• disobliging

Dissimilar Words

• complying
• behaved
• moral
• orderly
• proper
• correct
• obedient
• compliant
• dutiful
• submissive
• nice
• clean
• divine
• acquiescent
• behaving
• respectable
• decorous
• considerate
• polite
• courteous
• decent
• kindly
• heavenly
• thoughtful
• amenable
• angelic
• docile
• pleasant
• tractable
• mannerly
• amiable
• modest
• complaisant
• discreet
• good-natured
• mature
• adult
• governable
• obliging
• cherubic
• grown-up

transgressing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of transgress

1

as in trespassing

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

• trespassing
• falling
• wandering
• straying
• sinning
• offending
• erring
• violating
• breaking the law
• breaching
• falling from grace
• infringing
• breaking
• lapsing
• backsliding
• messing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justifying
• forgiving
• pardoning
• regretting
• repenting
• ruing

2

as in violating

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

• violating
• breaking
• breaching
• contravening
• offending
• fracturing
• disobeying
• infringing (on or upon)
• ignoring
• traducing
• disregarding
• rebelling
• flouting
• neglecting
• resisting
• defying
• overlooking
• dismissing
• scorning
• passing over
• slighting
• brushing (off)
• blowing off
• withstanding
• winking (at)
• overpassing
• tuning out
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• observing
• conforming (to)
• obeying
• complying (with)
• serving
• yielding (to)
• submitting (to)
• regarding
• hearing
• marking
• listening (to)
• minding
• attending
• watching
• noticing
• noting
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• heeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transgressing

Verb

Marilyn Monroe was one of the most photographed women of her era, but Douglas Kirkland’s photojournalistic style captured the actress’s spontaneous side, transgressing the boundaries of celebrity photography. — Michael Soncin, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026

He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025

But every post, photo, or story risks transgressing invisible social landmines of what is and isn’t acceptable. — Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025