Synonyms of transgressions

transgressions

noun

plural of transgression

1

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code

acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crimes
• sins
• violations
• misdeeds
• wrongdoings
• felonies
• trespasses
• errors
• debts
• offenses
• misdoings
• breaches
• malefactions
• misdemeanors
• lawbreakings
• misconducts
• infringements
• corruptions
• foibles
• peccadilloes
• hate crimes
• iniquities
• abuses
• faults
• bias crimes
• immoralities
• depravities
• misfeasances
• debaucheries
• vices
• illegalities
• criminalities
• falls
• breaks
• downfalls
• descents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncrimes
• innocences
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities

2

as in infringements

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

• infringements
• violations
• infractions
• trespasses
• breaches
• contraventions
• sins
• offenses
• misdemeanors
• wrongs
• delinquencies
• intrusions
• disregards
• misprisions
• derelictions
• misconducts
• misfeasances
• invasions
• encroachments
• neglects
• nonobservances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observances
• noninfringements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transgressions

The trick was to disclose transgressions that were sufficiently blameworthy but not serious enough to get oneself or a colleague in too much trouble. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

The administration’s hostility to the principle and mechanisms of international legal accountability makes eminent if cynical sense in light of its many transgressions. — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Belieu’s poems take place in the unfailingly disappointing real world, lit by the beauty of compromises and transgressions. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

But Ward also faces the risk of developing bad habits and seeing transgressions snowball while sucking the life out of his team. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026

An old friend of Toby’s, Burt popped into his office and ended up seeking protection under whistleblower laws for transgressions by his chemical company. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Invoking a deliberately vague notion of licensee’s ‘public interest obligations,’ the Chairman has created a regulatory regime in which any broadcaster, including ABC, can be found guilty of transgressions at any time for seemingly any thing. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

The most bitter setback came when the state largely just stood down, in 2020 and since, after the Madigan transgressions created a mandate for transformative change. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Many others in the moment hoped that Nixon’s transgressions would spark something of a democratic revival to check the dangerous tendencies that had made Watergate possible. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026