Synonyms for trespass
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
encroachment, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, violation, transgression, infringement, intrusion, crime, offense US, offence UK, misdeed, invasion, injury, wrong, error, usurpation, indiscretion, inroad, delinquency, fault, infraction, tort, malfeasance, iniquity
Verb
1. Transgress
transgress, breach, overstep, encroach, offend, infringe, invade, break, impinge, trench, violate, infract
2. Transcend — to pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go
Other
sin, intrude, cross the line, take advantage, err, fall, lapse
Definitions
- n. 1
An intentional interference with another's property or person.
- v. 1
To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
- v. 2
To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
to trespass upon the time or patience of another
Related words
- Word family
- trespasser
- Phrases
- trespass offering
Forms
- Plural
- trespasses → encroachments, misdemeanors, violations, transgressions…
- Past participle
- trespassed
e.g. trespassed → transgressed, breached, overstepped, encroached…
Choose the right word
An invasion of a nation's territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- violation Guantanamo is the epitome of human rights violation.
- infringement Copyright infringement is against the law.
- transgression Plagiarism is a serious transgression of academic ethics.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trespass | falling | |
| violation | falling | |
| infringement | steady | |
| transgression | rising | |
| encroachment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1, err1
- 4 letters
- fall1, tort1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, break1, crime1, fault1, error2, lapse1
- 6 letters
- injury3, breach1, exceed2, trench1, offend2, invade2, inroad2
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, violate3, surpass2, intrude2, impinge2, misdeed2, infract
- 8 letters
- invasion3, infringe2, iniquity4, encroach2, overstep3
- 9 letters
- violation4, intrusion3, transcend2
- 10 letters
- infraction3, usurpation4, transgress2
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, delinquency4, malfeasance3
- 12 letters
- infringement3, encroachment3, indiscretion4, misdemeanour
- 13 letters
- transgression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).