transgress
English Thesaurus
1. pass beyond (limits or boundaries) (verb.motion)
2. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
| definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | yield to temptation or sin (verb.social) |
3. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | disrespect, |
| definition | : | show a lack of respect for (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | sin, transgress, trespass, |
| definition | : | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | trespass, |
| definition | : | break the law (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | intrude, trespass, |
| definition | : | enter unlawfully on someone's property (verb.social) |
4. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline (verb.stative)
5. pass beyond (limits or boundaries) (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | transgression, |
| definition | : | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit (noun.act) |
6. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
| derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sin, sinning, |
| definition | : | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | evildoer, sinner, |
| definition | : | a person who sins (without repenting) (noun.person) |
7. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
| antonym | : | keep, observe, |
| definition | : | conform one's action or practice to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | breach, |
| definition | : | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | offender, wrongdoer, |
| definition | : | a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | transgressor, |
| definition | : | someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | offensive, violative, |
| definition | : | violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | violable, |
| definition | : | capable of being violated (adj.all) |
8. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | transgression, |
| definition | : | the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata (noun.phenomenon) |
9. pass beyond (limits or boundaries) (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | transgression, |
| definition | : | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit (noun.act) |
10. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (verb.social)
| derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sin, sinning, |
| definition | : | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | evildoer, sinner, |
| definition | : | a person who sins (without repenting) (noun.person) |
11. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
| antonym | : | keep, observe, |
| definition | : | conform one's action or practice to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | breach, |
| definition | : | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | offender, wrongdoer, |
| definition | : | a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | transgressor, |
| definition | : | someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | offensive, violative, |
| definition | : | violating or tending to violate or offend against (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | violable, |
| definition | : | capable of being violated (adj.all) |
12. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | transgression, |
| definition | : | the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata (noun.phenomenon) |
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