Transgress

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/

Synonyms for "transgress" (130 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Noun(3 words)
act againstbreakingbreaks
advanceadvance uponblotbreachbreach the lawbreakbreak boundsbreak the lawcare naught forcircumvent the lawcommitcommit a crimecommit sincontravene

Strong matches (39)

Noun(7 words)
copyright violation examplecrossescrossingcruzdesecratingfoulfouls
defydisobeydisobey the lawdisregarddisregard the lawdo amissdo violence todo wrongencroacherrexceedfall from gracefloutgo astraygo beyondgo counter togo too fargo wrongignoreinfract

Related words (65)

infringeintrudeinvadeirruptknow no boundslapsemake an inroadmisbehavenot conformnot heednot keepnot listennot mindnot observeoffendoverstepoverstep the boundspay no attention torefuse to cooperatescoff at
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set at defianceset at naughtset naught bysintrample ontrample underfoottrample upontrespassusurpviolateviolate the law

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

15 entries

More specific

8 entries
contract breachethics violationetiquette breachlaw violationmoral violationoverstepprofessional misconducttrespass

Collocations

6 entries
cultural transgressionethical transgressionlegal transgressionmajor transgressionmoral transgressionsocial transgression

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You think you can transgress the law?

Source: tatoeba (10094086)

surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law

Source: wiktionary

They sometimes transgressed colonial boundaries, forming border communities with Native Americans and escaped black slaves.

Source: wiktionary

For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command.

Source: wiktionary

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