TRESPASSES Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

trespasses 1 of 2

noun

plural of trespass

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us

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as in infringements

a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation plagiarism is a serious trespass of academic integrity

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trespasses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of trespass

as in sins

to commit an offense I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us

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Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026 The pattern of trespasses at Mar-a-Lago culminated in a dramatic security incident on Sunday, when an armed man carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can breached the perimeter. — Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026 These seem like minor trespasses, but when no one feels comfortable telling the truth, the influence such behavior has on the 12-year-old Janna becomes concerning. — Stephen Saito, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025 Matilda, fresh on the island, even trespasses on Beechwood and sees the wreckage herself. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 Jake is revealed to be embezzling from his business and steadily engages in a series of moral, personal, and legal trespasses that are at least as bad as Vince’s. — Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025 But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespasses

Noun

As someone who counsels and advocates for people who have been convicted of the worst crimes imaginable, Hood often faces criticism from the victims’ families.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
For more than a century, people have wondered whether Hyde was the innocent victim of an amazing set of coincidences or a heartless killer who never paid for his crimes.

— Dan Kelly August 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of crimes

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To complete the drama, England finished with 13, Argentina with 15 when Henry Pollock was sent to the sin-bin over team infringements and Emmanuel Iyogun, on debut, for cynical offending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The Bill of Rights establishes the rights of the people against infringements by the State.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of infringements

Verb

John DeWitt, the four-star general who oversaw the internment program, in particular, seems to be a forerunner to some of America's worst errors, paranoia, sins.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
God’s likeness, which is our true, spiritual identity, never sins and is never punished.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025

Definition of sins

Noun

Four of seven members agreed with the District’s staff recommendation that the school had addressed the violations and should keep its charter.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Major was charged with one count of conspiracy and six counts of Lacey Act violations, and Eborn was charged with one count of conspiracy and seven counts of Lacey Act violations.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of violations

Verb

This strange girl who wanders around alone in the middle of nowhere and then enters a house that belongs to gentle bears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
But the mystery train starts veering off the rails as Flowers wanders away from enjoyable rhinestone reinvention and defaults to the heavy-handed Springsteenian realism that’s sometimes been both his Rosetta stone and his Achilles’ heel.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of wanders

Verb

When Cantu reaches towards Lopez and screams his wife’s name, a shot rings out and Lopez falls slightly off camera.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Rather than extra long hair, think of a cut that falls somewhere below the collarbone, with enough layering or movement to keep it from feeling heavy.

— Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

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