1. (adj) offense, offence, offensive
the action of attacking an enemy
Synonyms: offense, criminal offence, criminal offense, umbrage, discourtesy, offensive, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breaking
Antonyms: inoffensive, unoffending, wholesome, innocuous, offenceless, antitank, en garde, antiaircraft, offenseless, defensive, defending, antisubmarine, unobjectionable
2. (adj) offensive, violative
violating or tending to violate or offend against
Synonyms: queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, offensive, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome
Antonyms: antisubmarine, inoffensive, defending, offenseless, wholesome, unoffending, defensive, offenceless, antiaircraft, unobjectionable, en garde, antitank, innocuous
3. (adj) offensive
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
Synonyms: queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome
Antonyms: inoffensive, antitank, unobjectionable, unoffending, antiaircraft, wholesome, innocuous, defending, defensive, offenseless, en garde, offenceless, antisubmarine
4. (adj) offensive
causing anger or annoyance
Synonyms: queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome
Antonyms: antiaircraft, unoffending, innocuous, antisubmarine, en garde, antitank, offenseless, wholesome, defensive, defending, offenceless, inoffensive, unobjectionable
5. (adj) unsavory, unsavoury, offensive
morally offensive
Synonyms: queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, offensive, dysphemistic, distasteful, sickening, violative, vile, noisome
Antonyms: offenseless, defensive, innocuous, inoffensive, antitank, antiaircraft, en garde, unoffending, wholesome, unobjectionable, antisubmarine, offenceless, defending
6. (adj) offensive
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Synonyms: queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome
Antonyms: antisubmarine, offenceless, defending, antiaircraft, unoffending, defensive, unobjectionable, en garde, inoffensive, antitank, offenseless, wholesome, innocuous
7. (adj) dysphemistic, offensive
substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
Synonyms: queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, offensive, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome
Antonyms: offenseless, en garde, inoffensive, antitank, offenceless, defending, defensive, innocuous, antiaircraft, antisubmarine, unoffending, wholesome, unobjectionable
8. (adj) nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile
causing or able to cause nausea
Synonyms: noisome, fetid, nauseous, revolting, nauseating, unsavory, ugly, foul, repellent, dysphemistic, slimy, unsavoury, distasteful, offensive, anxious, sick, ill-scented, foetid, vile, despicable, disgustful, stinking, disgusting, sickening, smelly, repelling, worthless, unquiet, foul-smelling, loathsome, sickish, nauseated, nervous, yucky, wicked, uneasy, skanky, funky, wretched, loathly, violative, unworthy, queasy, repellant
Antonyms: unoffending, inoffensive, antiaircraft, offenseless, offenceless, antitank, wholesome, en garde, defending, antisubmarine, defensive, innocuous, unobjectionable
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