transgress

/tɹænzɡɹˈɛs/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   “offend all laws of humanity”
2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
   “The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island”
3. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
4. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Synonyms for transgress

• offend
• infract
• violate
• go against
• breach
• break
• sin
• trespass
• overstep

Words that rhyme with transgress

• press
• dress
• address
• express
• process
• access
• impress
• mess
• recess
• stress
• profess
• s
• distress
• guess
• progress
• depress
• excess
• less
• repress
• suppress
• assess
• bless
• egress
• success
• confess
• possess
• redress
• undress
• watercress
• carefulness