transgressed
Violated a rule
Transgressed is the past tense of transgress, meaning to violate a law, boundary, or moral code.
The word carries a formal or literary tone, often appearing in religious or ethical contexts: He transgressed against the community's values.
To transgress is to cross a line that shouldn't be crossed—whether legal, social, or divine: She knew she had transgressed when she saw their faces.
Broke past a barrier
- violatedBroke a rule
- infringedBroke a rule
- contravenedActed against a rule
- floutedOpenly defied authority
disobeyed · trespassed · overstepped · encroached · intruded · crossed · exceeded · disregarded
Violation of divine law
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- misdeedImmoral or illegal act
- offenseViolation or umbrage
wickedness · immorality · depravity · vice · corruption · evil · fallen · temptation
Violated something sacred
- profanedViolated sanctity of
- defiledMade foul or impure
- blasphemedInsulted the sacred
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
heresy · taboo · forbidden · unholy · impious · irreverent · godless · sinful
Maximum allowed extent
- borderOuter edge or limit
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
norm · law · code · standard · protocol · convention · restriction · prohibition
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
dissent · mutiny · insurgence · subversion · nonconformity · protest · challenge · confrontation
breached
Broke past a barrier
- violatedBroke a rule
- infringedBroke a rule
- contravenedActed against a rule
flouted · disobeyed · trespassed · overstepped · encroached · intruded · crossed · exceeded · disregarded · ignored
sin
Violation of divine law
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- misdeedImmoral or illegal act
offense · wickedness · immorality · depravity · vice · corruption · evil · fallen · temptation · scandal
desecrated
Violated something sacred
- profanedViolated sanctity of
- defiledMade foul or impure
- blasphemedInsulted the sacred
sacrilege · heresy · taboo · forbidden · unholy · impious · irreverent · godless · sinful · damned
limit
Maximum allowed extent
rule · norm · law · code · standard · protocol · convention · restriction · prohibition · constraint
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
resistance · dissent · mutiny · insurgence · subversion · nonconformity · protest · challenge · confrontation · audacity
transgressedatoned
Made reparation for wrongdoing
kept faith · behaved · repented · abstained · refrained
- minor transgressionSmall wrongdoing, easily forgiven
- moral transgressionViolation of ethical standards
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