Transgressing Synonyms

To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. violating
  2. infringing
  3. contravening
  4. breaking
  5. breaching
To refuse or fail to obey
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. violating
  2. flouting
  3. disobeying
  4. defying
  5. breaking
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overstepping
  2. trespassing

Words Related to Transgressing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Transgressing Sentence Examples

  • It provided especially against a recurrence of the proved causes of war, such as extorting taxes from Persian travellers or pilgrims, disrespect to the ladies of the royal harem and other ladies of rank proceeding to Mecca or Karbala (Kerbela), irregular levies of custom-duties, non-punishment of Kurdish depredators transgressing the boundary, and the like.

  • The chief motive for his journey was love of travel and antiquarian study, and it seems never to have occurred to him, till he was warned by Tiberius, that he was thereby transgressing an unwritten law which forbade any Roman of rank to set foot in Egypt without express permission.

  • Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds !

  • Haja went to great pains to avoid transgressing what was considered to be acceptable female behavior.

  • Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds !

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