Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sinning

1 sense of sinning

Sense 1
sin, sinning -- (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)
       => transgression, evildoing -- (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sin

2 senses of sin

Sense 1
sin, transgress, trespass -- (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
       => transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break -- (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise")

Sense 2
drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof -- (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview")
       => transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break -- (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise")

Antonyms of adj sinning

1 sense of sinning

Sense 1
sinning -- (transgressing a moral or divine law; "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare)

INDIRECT (VIA offending) -> unoffending -- (not offending; "an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped")

Similarity of adj sinning

1 sense of sinning

Sense 1
sinning -- (transgressing a moral or divine law; "if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive"- Shakespeare)
       => offending (vs. unoffending) -- (offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled")