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TRANSGRESSED Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word transgressed. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word transgressed. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for TRANSGRESSED

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violated
verbv
adjective satellite

• treated irreverently or sacrilegiously

breached
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

contravened
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• deny the truth of

defied
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

disobeyed
verbv
verb

• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

infringed
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• advance beyond the usual limit

trespassed
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

• entry to another's property without right or permission

verb

• enter unlawfully on someone's property

• make excessive use of

• break the law

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

trespass
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

• entry to another's property without right or permission

verb

• enter unlawfully on someone's property

• make excessive use of

• break the law

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

breach
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

break
verb, nounv, n
noun

• some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• an unexpected piece of good luck

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• the act of breaking something

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• breaking of hard tissue such as bone

• the occurrence of breaking

• an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

• the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

• (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a sudden dash

• any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

• an escape from jail

verb

• terminate or end

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• render inoperable or ineffective

• ruin completely

• destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• move away or escape suddenly

• scatter or part

• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

• prevent completion

• enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

• make submissive, obedient, or useful

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• surpass in excellence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• come into being

• stop operating or functioning

• interrupt a continued activity

• make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

• curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

• lessen in force or effect

• be broken in

• come to an end

• vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

• cause to give up a habit

• give up

• come forth or begin from a state of latency

• happen or take place

• cause the failure or ruin of

• invalidate by judicial action

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

• reduce to bankruptcy

• change directions suddenly

• emerge from the surface of a body of water

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• do a break dance

• exchange for smaller units of money

• destroy the completeness of a set of related items

• make the opening shot that scatters the balls

• separate from a clinch, in boxing

• go to pieces

• break a piece from a whole

• become punctured or penetrated

• pierce or penetrate

• be released or become known; of news

• cease an action temporarily

• interrupt the flow of current in

• undergo breaking

• find a flaw in

• find the solution or key to

• change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

• happen

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• crack; of the male voice in puberty

• fall sharply

• fracture a bone of

• diminish or discontinue abruptly

• weaken or destroy in spirit or body

infract
verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

offend
verbv
verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• hurt the feelings of

overstep
verbv
verb

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

• be superior or better than some standard

sin
verb, nounv, n
noun

• estrangement from god

• (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

• an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

• the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

verb

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

surpass
verbv
verb

• distinguish oneself

• be or do something to a greater degree

• move past

• be greater in scope or size than some standard

transcend
verbv
verb

• be greater in scope or size than some standard

• be superior or better than some standard

violate
verbv
verb

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• destroy

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• force (someone) to have sex against their will

• destroy and strip of its possession

go against
verbv
verb

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• resist

Best Hypernyms For TRANSGRESSED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for transgressed, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
breach break infract violate disobey disregard disrespect infringe offend overspread pass spread transgress
Phrases (1)
go against

Alternatives for VIOLATED

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