Synonyms of transgressing

transgressing 1 of 2

adjective

as in disobedient

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disobedient
• wilful
• 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
• bad
• rowdy
• monkeying
• arch
• monkeyish
• mutinous
• inconsiderate
• selfish
• insurgent
• thoughtless
• pixieish
• unkind
• unkindly
• disobliging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• cherubic
• mannerly
• amiable
• modest
• complaisant
• discreet
• good-natured
• mature
• adult
• angelical
• governable
• obliging
• 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
• poohing
• 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