Synonyms & related words for transgressive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of transgressive. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to transgressive

Explore words related to transgressive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include transgressing, transgressional, transgression, transgressor, transgressed, subversiveness, peccancy, subversively. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does transgressive come from?

The word transgressive breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across, beyond”); gress, from Latin gradi (“to step, walk”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.