transgress vs go against

transgress and go against both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transgress	No	No	Yes	No
go against	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, transgress and go against are synonyms defined as:

transgress and go against: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Other synonyms of transgress include breach, break, infract, offend, violate.

As verbs, go against is a hypernym of transgress; that is, go against is a word with a broader meaning than transgress:

Other hypernyms of transgress include breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate.

transgress (verb)	go against (verb)
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises	resist
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline