TRESPASSES Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word trespasses. (close relations)
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| transgress | verbv | |||||
verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | ||||||
| exceed | verbv | |||||
verb • be greater in scope or size than some standard • be superior or better than some standard • be or do something to a greater degree | ||||||
| surpass | verbv | |||||
verb • distinguish oneself • be or do something to a greater degree • move past • be greater in scope or size than some standard | ||||||
| transcend | verbv | |||||
verb • be greater in scope or size than some standard • be superior or better than some standard | ||||||
| encroachment | nounn | |||||
noun • any entry into an area not previously occupied • entry to another's property without right or permission • influencing strongly | ||||||
| intrude | verbv | |||||
verb • enter uninvited • enter unlawfully on someone's property • search or inquire in a meddlesome way • thrust oneself in as if by force | ||||||
| intrusion | nounn | |||||
noun • any entry into an area not previously occupied • entrance by force or without permission or welcome • the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation • rock produced by an intrusive process • entry to another's property without right or permission | ||||||
| overstep | verbv | |||||
verb • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) • be superior or better than some standard | ||||||
| sin | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • estrangement from god • (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna • an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will • ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle • the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet verb • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||||||
| usurpation | nounn | |||||
noun • entry to another's property without right or permission • wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) | ||||||
| violation | nounn | |||||
noun • a crime less serious than a felony • an act that disregards an agreement or a right • entry to another's property without right or permission • a disrespectful act • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | ||||||
| take advantage | verbv | |||||
verb • draw advantages from • make excessive use of | ||||||
