1
as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of transgression
Usually there’s some history of misunderstandings, hurt feelings or real transgressions.
—
Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Their cyber transgression also landed them an inordinate amount of media attention.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The two movies do share a portrait of capitalism in extremis, in which the race to hold onto increasingly smaller pieces of a rapidly dissolving pie feeds more surreal transgressions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
Just like that, my cycle of transgression and guilt was broken.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transgression
Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Their cyber transgression also landed them an inordinate amount of media attention.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The two movies do share a portrait of capitalism in extremis, in which the race to hold onto increasingly smaller pieces of a rapidly dissolving pie feeds more surreal transgressions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
Just like that, my cycle of transgression and guilt was broken.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for transgression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgression
Noun
-
That will kick off a public process in which the City Council will carefully consider which violations warrant the use of of administrative citations and how the fines will be scaled.—
Wes Burdine,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
-
Currently, nearly 60,000 people are being held by ICE, almost half have no criminal record, only immigration violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
-
As Robert Kalmey observes, this moment encapsulates what Roman historians thought of as the worst of all of Octavius’s crimes against the state before becoming emperor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The final bit of that sentence seems to be a reference to other AI music companies like Suno and Udio, which are currently facing lawsuits from the record companies on claims of massive copyright infringement.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
-
In response to the news, RR Auction, the company handling the sale, warned Kobek and Byrne against publishing the text, threatening legal action for interference and copyright infringement.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The church must name abuse as sin and reject any misuse of Scripture that justifies endurance in violence.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
-
And my mom used to say, your sins will find you out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgression. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share