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

According to Richmond, LeMond’s dietary transgressions didn’t stop at Twinkies. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

The result is a sensational tapestry of transgressions and secrets that Duke doesn’t see coming. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2026

To say Biden has been leaning into his past transgressions and addressing them head-on would be an understatement. — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 July 2026

While brief, the gag points to the extreme side of identity politics, where hurling accusations against others for their online transgressions is all too common. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Sure, the Marlins would end up winning the game and their losing streak didn't start for another four days, but this is when the baseball gods decided the Marlins would have to pay for their transgressions. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

On the cusp of thirty, when Hotchkiss lists ‘all the terrible things’ he’s done in his young life, romantic transgressions are not among them. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Establishment Democrats, too, are taking a victory lap, marrying Platner’s anti-establishment ethos with his personal transgressions. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Monetary awards compensate these victims, deter future transgressions, and, by exposing systemic abuses of power, sometimes bring about meaningful reform. — Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026