transgresses
Violates the rules
Transgresses means to cross a boundary or violate a rule, law, or moral code.
The word carries a sense of overstepping limits that should have been respected: He transgresses against everything his parents taught him.
Someone who transgresses social norms behaves in ways that violate unwritten expectations.
The noun is transgression; the person, a transgressor.
Acts against established rules
- breaksSplits or pauses
- infringesBreaches established limits
- contravenesActs against regulations
- breachesBreaks or violations
lawbreaking · illegal · criminal · offense · felony · misdemeanor · unlawful · illicit
Violations of moral law
- violatesActs against established rules
- offendsCauses displeasure or resentment
- wrongsUnjust or harmful acts
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
immorality · ethics · taboo · forbidden · misconduct · indecency · impropriety · corruption
Goes past boundaries
- crossesIntersecting line pairs
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- intrudesEnters uninvited
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
invades · infringes · violates · exceeds · overreaches · limits · borders · territory
Openly resists or challenges
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- dissentsExpresses formal disagreement
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- subvertsWeakens or overthrows
challenges · disrupts · provokes · scandalizes · outrages · shocking · unacceptable · controversial
violates
Acts against established rules
- breaksSplits or pauses
- infringesBreaches established limits
- contravenesActs against regulations
breaches · lawbreaking · illegal · criminal · offense · felony · misdemeanor · unlawful · illicit · prosecution
sins
Violations of moral law
- violatesActs against established rules
- offendsCauses displeasure or resentment
- wrongsUnjust or harmful acts
trespasses · immorality · ethics · taboo · forbidden · misconduct · indecency · impropriety · corruption · vice
oversteps
Goes past boundaries
- crossesIntersecting line pairs
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- intrudesEnters uninvited
trespasses · invades · infringes · violates · exceeds · overreaches · limits · borders · territory · personal space
defies
Openly resists or challenges
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- dissentsExpresses formal disagreement
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
subverts · challenges · disrupts · provokes · scandalizes · outrages · shocking · unacceptable · controversial · deviant
- minor transgressionSmall wrongdoing, easily forgiven
- moral transgressionViolation of ethical standards
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