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The Meaning of transgress

  • (v. t.) To pass over or beyond; to surpass.
  • (v. t.) Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.
  • (v. t.) To offend against; to vex.
  • (v. i.) To offend against the law; to sin.

Synonyms

crack , break away , plunder , soften , reveal , give out , unwrap , conk out , spite , part , collapse , disclose , die , ruin , founder , weaken , rape , outrage , discover , trespass , snap off , stop , go , demote , wear out , break out , separate , split , give away , damp , smash , interrupt , spoil , offend , appal , wound , overstep , relegate , bring out , violate , hurt , divulge , pause , break-dance , assault , get around , ravish , cave in , let on , buck , pique , desecrate , check , break up , breach , break in , give , split up , dishonour , better , gap , burst , injure , break off , dishonor , bust , erupt , bruise , recrudesce , break dance , go against , dampen , fall in , bump , let out , scandalise , fall apart , kick downstairs , scandalize , profane , fracture , break down , shock , infract , fail , come apart , bankrupt , develop , give way , sin , expose , break , go bad , discontinue , despoil , intermit , get out , appall , wear , intrude , goof , boob , drop the ball , blunder , take advantage , exceed , top , go past , transcend , pass , destroy , rive , shatter , crush , rupture , shiver , sunder , cashier , demolish , rend , sever , disrespect

Antonyms

attach , bind , fasten , join , mend , secure , solder , unite , weld

Rhymes

abs , abscess , abts , access , acquiesce , address , adss , aggress , assess , attests , bess , besse , bless , bress , bresse , caress , ccs , ches , chess , cmos , coalesce , compress , confess , contests , convalesce , cress , depress , digests , digress , dispossess , distress , dress , egress , ellesse , ess , esse , etess , excess , express , fess , finesse , fluoresce , fress , gess , gless , gress , guess , hces , headdress , hess , hesse , impress , ines , inverness , jess , kess , kless , kness , kress , kresse , kubes , largesse , lcs , les , less , letterpress , ls , mess , ness , nevertheless , noblesse , nonetheless , oas , obsess , oppress , outguess , overdress , pesce , pless , possess , press , presse , process , profess , progress , protests , ques , reassess , recess , redress , refenes , regress , reinvests , repossess , repress , requests , ress , s , simplesse , stds , stress , success , suppress , tcas , tess , tress , ts , undress , unless , uss , vess , watercress , wes , wess , ws , yes