Offensive

/əˈfɛnsɪv/

Synonyms for "offensive" (421 found)

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Closest matches (85)

Strong matches (126)

Related words (210)

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Noun(14 words)
middle fingermoral disgustmore campaign-relatednastnoxious weedoffenceoffenseonslaughtsoutthrustpiquingrepellantrepulsingslurringthrusts
Adjective(26 words)
militaristicmilitary advancemilitary campaignnastiernauseatingnauseousnoisomeobnoxiouspejorative epithetprovocativeprovocative wordingqueasyreprehensiblerepulsive conductrepulsive forceruderudersickeningsmellyspastic
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Determiner(1 words)
most slurring
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

11 entries
combat descriptordescriptorethical descriptionmilitary operationmilitary termmoral judgmentnegative qualityolfactory descriptoroperationsensory property

More specific

14 entries

Collocations

6 entries
major offensivemilitary offensiveoffensive campaignoffensive maneuveroffensive operationoffensive strategy

Inflections

3 entries
more offensivemost offensiveoffensives

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

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Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The instant I open the lid an offensive smell greets my nose.

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We recoiled from the enemy's offensive.

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I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.

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I hear a noise offensive to the ear.

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