Word Type

Noun

The word "offense" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

defense defense

Derived Terms

Daffy Duck offense West Coast offense capital offense criminal offense cyberoffense hanging offence hanging offense hurry-up offense indictable offence indictable offense lesser included offense no offense offence to be taken into consideration offenseful offenseless offensensitivity offensible offensive and defensive alliance primary offense regulatory offence regulatory offense shotgun offense status offense summary offence summary offense take offense the best defense is a good offense

Context

sports team

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anger behavior behaviour choler conduct doings evildoing ire military operation operation squad team transgression

Type Of (IsA)

operation team

Related Terms

crime offend offender offensive sin

Related Terms

affront anger crime defense displease displeasure injury inoffensive insult offend offender offensive score sin strategy tactics team

Synonym Network

crime discourtesy umbrage

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.