Offense

/əˈfɛns/

Synonyms for "offense" (237 found)

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Closest matches (48)

affrontaggravated assaultaggressionamphibious attackangry lookarmed assaultaspersionassailingassailmentassaultatrocityattackbad faithbanzai attackblitzblitzkriegbreachbreach of contractbreach of faithbreach of privilege
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breach of promisebreach of trustbreakingbreakthroughbrickbatcasus bellichargecontemptcontravention

Strong matches (71)

Noun(21 words)
contraventionscrimecriminal actdisdiscourtesydisgruntlingdishonordisorderly conductdisrespectdissendangeringfacetiousnessfoulfoulsfront linehuman conducthurtillegal actillegality of the actindecency
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indignation
contumelycounterattackcounteroffensivecoup de maincrimecrime against humanitycrippling attackcutdead set atdeadly sindelictdelinquencyderelictiondescent ondespitedirty lookdiversiondiversionary attackdrivedudgeon
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dumpenormityerrorevilfailurefaultfelonyflank attackfloutfloutingfrontal attackfrowngas attackgenocidegibeglareglowerguiltguilty acthead-on attackheavy sinhuffhumiliationillegalityimproprietyindignityindiscretioninexpiable sin
Adjective(2 words)
criminal statute violationillegal activity

Related words (118)

infiltrationinfractioninfringementiniquityinjuryinjusticeinsultinvasionjeerjeeringlapselightning attacklightning warmalefactionmalfeasancemalummass attackmegadeathmiffminor wrong
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misdeedmisdemeanormisfeasancemockmockerymortal sinmuggingnonfeasanceoffensiveomissiononsetonslaughtoutrageoverkillpanzer warfarepeccadillopeccancypiqueprovocationpushput downput-downraw nervered ragresentmentrun againstrun atrushsacrilegesallyscoffscowlscurrilityshock tacticssinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslap in the faceslipsnuffsore pointsore spotsortiestriketaunttender spottorttransgressiontrespasstripumbrageuncomplimentary remarkunprovoked assaultunutterable sinvenial sinviolationwrathwrongwrongdoing
Adjective(1 words)
violent act

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

22 entries
actangerbehaviorbehaviourcholercombat actionconductdoingsemotionevildoingfeelingiremilitary operationoperationphase of playplay phase

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More specific

12 entries

Collocations

6 entries
commit an offensecriminal offensegive offenseoffense against the lawon offensetake offense

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries
off offensivelyoffensiveoffensiveness

Antonyms

1 entries

Translations

47 translations across 25 languages.

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Armenian

3 entries
  • հանցանք noun (act of offending against the law)
  • վիրավորանք noun (act of offending against manners)
  • օրինազանցություն noun (act of offending against the law)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • нарушение noun (act of offending against the law)
  • престъпление noun (act of offending against the law)

Catalan

2 entries
  • insult noun (act of offending against manners)
  • ofensa noun (act of offending against manners)

Danish

1 entries
  • lovovertrædelse noun (act of offending against the law)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ofendo noun (act of offending against manners)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lainrikkomus noun (act of offending against the law)
  • loukkaus noun (act of offending against manners)
  • rike noun (act of offending against the law)
  • rikos noun (act of offending against the law)

German

1 entries
  • Vergehen noun (act of offending against the law)

Greek

2 entries
  • αδίκημα noun (act of offending against the law)
  • προσβολή noun (act of offending against manners)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • עֲבֵרָה noun (act of offending against the law)

Hindi

1 entries
  • वार noun (act of offending against the law)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • sérelem noun (act of offending against the law)
  • sértés noun (act of offending against the law)
  • sértés noun (act of offending against manners)

Irish

1 entries
  • aithisiú noun (act of offending against manners)

Latin

2 entries
  • offensa noun (act of offending against the law)
  • offensa noun (act of offending against manners)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • пре́кршок noun (act of offending against the law)

Malay

1 entries
  • kesalahan noun (act of offending against the law)

Māori

1 entries
  • hēanga noun (act of offending against the law)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • lovovertredelse noun (act of offending against the law)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • صوچ noun (act of offending against the law)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • delito noun (act of offending against the law)
  • insulto noun (act of offending against manners)
  • ofensa noun (act of offending against the law)
  • ofensa noun (act of offending against manners)

Romanian

2 entries
  • ofensă noun (act of offending against the law)
  • ofensă noun (act of offending against manners)

Russian

3 entries
  • правонаруше́ние noun (act of offending against the law)
  • преступле́ние noun (act of offending against the law)
  • просту́пок noun (act of offending against manners)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • आगस् noun (act of offending against the law)
  • एनस् noun (act of offending against the law)

Spanish

2 entries
  • insulto noun (act of offending against manners)
  • ofensa noun (act of offending against manners)

Swedish

3 entries
  • kränkning noun (act of offending against manners)
  • lagöverträdelse noun (act of offending against the law)
  • överträdelse noun (act of offending against the law)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • правопору́шення noun (act of offending against the law)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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No offense was meant.

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That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!

Source: tatoeba (42184)

Such a deed is an offense against the law.

Source: tatoeba (51217)

The most effective defense is offense.

Source: tatoeba (243688)

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