Transgressed Synonyms

To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. violated
  2. infringed
  3. contravened
  4. broken
  5. breached
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To refuse or fail to obey
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. violated
  2. flouted
  3. disobeyed
  4. defied
  5. broken
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overstepped
  2. trespassed

Words Related to Transgressed

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Transgressed Sentence Examples

  • The fifth commandment transgressed, ' Honor thy father and thy mother '; the eighth, ' Thou shalt not steal ' .

  • We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.

  • Here, as in Ezekiel, the first man is pre-eminently wise and strong; though he transgressed, wisdom rescued him, i.e.

  • One scandal followed hard on the other, and opposition naturally sprang up. Unfortunately, Savonarola, the head of that opposition, transgressed all bounds in his wellmeant zeal.

  • So in his warfare, though he kept strict discipline and allowed no wanton violence, he treated severely all who had in his opinion transgressed.

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