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infract vs transgress

transgress vs infract

infract and transgress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infract No No Yes No
transgress No No Yes No
As verbs, infract and transgress are synonyms defined as:
  • infract and transgress: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Other synonyms of infract include breach, break, go against, offend, violate.
As verbs, transgress is a hyponym of infract; that is, transgress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infract:
  • infract: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  • transgress: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Other hyponyms of infract include sin, trespass, blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin, conflict, contravene, infringe, run afoul, trespass, intrude, trespass.
infract (verb) transgress (verb)
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
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