Similar Words

— abhorrent
— abusive
— aggressive
— antipersonnel
— assaultive
— attacking
— charnel
— creepy
— detestable
— disgustful
— disgusting
— disrespectful
— distasteful
— evil
— foul
— ghastly
— ghoulish
— gut-wrenching
— harmful
— hateful
— hideous
— hit-and-run
— horrid
— horrific
— hostile
— incursive
— invading
— invasive
— loathful
— loathly
— loathsome
— marauding
— morbid
— objectionable
— obnoxious
— obscene
— odiferous
— odoriferous
— offence
— offending
— offense
— on the offensive
— openness
— opprobrious
— outrageous
— predatory
— raiding
— rank
— repellant
— repellent
— repelling
— repugnant
— repulsive
— revolting
— scrimy
— scurrilous
— sepulchral
— skanky
— tip-and-run
— unpalatable
— unpleasant
— unwholesome
— verminous
— wicked
— yucky
— yukky

Misspelling

ffensive, ofensive, offeensivee, offemsive, offennsive, offensiive, offensiv, offensivve, offenssive, offenzive, offffensive, ooffensive, ophphensive

Offensive — synonyms, offensive antonyms, definition

1. offensive (a)

148 synonyms

abhorrent abominable abrasive abusive accursed aggressive annoying appalling bad bawdy beastly bellicose belligerent beneath contempt blasphemous bothersome calamitous coarse combative contemptible • • •

2. offensive (Noun)

25 synonyms

advance aggression assault attack blitz blow charge combat descent encounter foray incursion inroad intrusion invasion offence offense onset onslaught penetration • • •

1 definition

offensive (Noun) — The action of attacking an enemy.

3 types of

military operation op operation

4 types

counteroffensive dirty war push back rollback

3. offensive (Adjective)

6 synonyms

dysphemistic loathful queasy unsavoury violative vomitous

2 antonyms

Defensive inoffensive

7 definitions

offensive (Adjective) — Violating or tending to violate or offend against. ex. "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

offensive (Adjective) — For the purpose of attack rather than defence. ex. "offensive weapons"

offensive (Adjective) — Causing anger or annoyance. ex. "offensive remarks"

offensive (Adjective) — Morally offensive. ex. "an offensive reputation"

offensive (Adjective) — Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses. ex. "offensive odours"

offensive (Adjective) — Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one.

offensive (Adjective) — Causing or able to cause nausea.

3 see also

distastefulness odiousness offensiveness