Comply
Comply verb - Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.
Transgress is an antonym for comply.
Transgress
Transgress verb - To fail to keep.
Usage example: don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene
Comply is an antonym for transgress.
Common collocations
| rules | comply rules | transgress rules |
Cite this Source
Transgress and Comply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comply/transgress
Comply & Transgress. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comply/transgress>.
Transgress or Comply. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/comply/transgress.
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