Synonyms of trespasses

trespasses 1 of 2

noun

plural of trespass

1

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code

forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

plagiarism is a serious trespass of academic integrity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observances
• noninfringements

trespasses

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sins
• wanders
• falls
• strays
• offends
• transgresses
• errs
• violates
• breaches
• breaks the law
• falls from grace
• lapses
• infringes
• breaks
• backslides
• messes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justifies
• forgives
• regrets
• repents
• pardons
• rues

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trespasses

Noun

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