transgressed

verb

past tense of transgress
1
as in trespassed
to commit an offense I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight

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2
as in violated
to fail to keep don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene

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Recent Examples of transgressed According to Allen’s album, Harbour would’ve allegedly transgressed past the bounds of their open marriage. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026 Nothing about the Commission's proceedings, moreover, transgressed the Seventh Amendment's jury trial guarantee. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025 Right now, researchers can say that the biosphere boundary has been transgressed on almost all land surfaces, mainly due to agriculture. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressed
  1. trespassed
  2. violated
  3. fell
  4. broke
  5. wandered
  6. sinned
  7. strayed
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  • The incident follows years of legal disputes over the pipeline, including a court ruling that Enbridge trespassed on tribal land.
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of trespassed
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  • In September, a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was shot down over the nation’s territory for the first time, following similar incidents in Latvia and Estonia.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The release of the footage comes after the Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press filed a motion earlier this year for it to be unsealed, arguing that keeping it from the public violated the First Amendment.
    — Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • With Vegas short-handed early in the second period, Seattle’s Brandon Montour broke his stick on a hard shot from the blue line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In late September 2026, news broke that Seaver was fired as the country icon’s head of security.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of broke
Verb
  • The end result, Dallas Wilson wandered into the end zone, and the lead was 17.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Inside, a photo call sat to one side while the crowd wandered among jewelry vitrines with Champagne, white Negronis and white cosmos in hand, taking in the diamonds.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandered
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  • Poorer women were extremely vulnerable if they were judged to have sinned like this.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • During the week, Barton often painted an image of himself as more sinned against than sinning.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of sinned
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  • Moldova reports another drone incursion During the aerial barrages, drones have repeatedly strayed into neighboring countries, unnerving leaders who are wary of Russia and fear being dragged into conflict.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • During the aerial barrages, drones have repeatedly strayed into neighboring countries, unnerving leaders who are wary of Russia and fear being dragged into conflict.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of strayed

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“Transgressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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