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of·fen·sive
 offensive
- pronunciation:
fen
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
unpleasant; disagreeable; repugnant.
an offensive smell- synonyms:
- disgusting, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, obnoxious, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening
- antonyms:
- innocuous, inoffensive, pleasant
- similar words:
- abominable, distasteful, foul, gross, noisome, objectionable, odious, putrid, rancid, ugly, unpleasant, unsavory
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| definition 2: |
causing resentment or anger; insulting; hostile.
an offensive remark- synonyms:
- affronting, galling, insulting, objectionable, obnoxious
- similar words:
- abusive, aggressive, contemptuous, distasteful, hostile, injurious, insolent, nasty, outrageous, rude
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| definition 3: |
of, pertaining to, or designed for attack; aggressive.
an offensive military strategy- synonyms:
- belligerent, martial
- antonyms:
- defensive
- similar words:
- aggressive, hostile, military, pugnacious, truculent, warlike
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| definition 4: |
in sports, designating or pertaining to an individual or team that is seeking to score.
- similar words:
- shooting
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| related words: |
beastly, derogatory, horrendous, horrible, ill, impossible, improper, invective, lewd, messy, obscene, personal, repellent, scurrilous, shocking, sordid, sore, sour, ugly, undesirable, unsightly, vile, vulgar |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an attitude or position of attack; attacking side (of an army or sports team).
- synonyms:
- offense
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| definition 2: |
an act of aggression; hostile action; assault.
- synonyms:
- assault, attack, charge, onslaught, raid
- similar words:
- aggression, hostility, incursion, invasion, onset, strike
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| related words: |
campaign, operation, thrust |
| derivations: |
offensively (adv.), offensiveness (n.) |
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