Synonyms of transgress

transgress

verb

tran(t)s-ˈgres 

1

as in to trespass

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

• trespass
• fall
• wander
• offend
• sin
• err
• stray
• violate
• fall from grace
• infringe
• break the law
• breach
• lapse
• break
• backslide
• mess up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justify
• forgive
• pardon
• regret
• repent
• rue

2

as in to violate

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

• violate
• break
• contravene
• offend
• breach
• disobey
• infringe (on or upon)
• fracture
• ignore
• traduce
• flout
• disregard
• neglect
• rebel
• resist
• overlook
• defy
• pass over
• slight
• dismiss
• blow off
• withstand
• tune out
• wink (at)
• brush (off)
• scorn
• shrug off
• pooh
• pooh-pooh
• overpass

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follow
• obey
• observe
• comply (with)
• conform (to)
• serve
• mind
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• hear
• attend
• listen (to)
• notice
• watch
• regard
• mark
• note
• surrender (to)
• defer (to)
• heed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transgress

What emerges in 2025 is a chilling message to everyone about not transgressing proscribed gender roles. —Chase Strangio, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025

The holiday is a celebration of subtle LGBTQ+ drama, pleasure and the past transgressed by costumes painstakingly crafted by their creators. —Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

Both pay a price for transgressing the boundaries of what’s deemed acceptable for young white women negotiating the new freedoms of mobility and modernity. —Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024

Moreover, there was the nagging question of whether the tournament would transgress the NCAA’s increasingly fuzzy, but still formal, prohibition against paying athletes to play. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024