Synonyms for offensively
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1. offensivelyadverb

   in an unpleasantly offensive manner

   "he smelled offensively unwashed"

   Synonyms:
   objectionably, obnoxiously

   Antonyms:
   inoffensively, defensively

2. offensively, objectionably, obnoxiouslyadverb

   in an obnoxious manner

   "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"

   Synonyms:
   objectionably, obnoxiously

   Antonyms:
   defensively, inoffensively

3. offensivelyadverb

   in an aggressive manner

   "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"; "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"

   Synonyms:
   objectionably, obnoxiously

   Antonyms:
   inoffensively, defensively

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1. Joey Hauser:

   I thought we had a really good plan offensively, so I felt really confident in that, offensively, I’ve been struggling this season, just trying to let it fly and not worry about missing shots. So tonight I really just let that happen, and good things happened.

2. Bradley Beal:

   We were late to everything, we were late on our defensive rotations. Offensively we were n’t playing fast enough or playing hard enough. They were just kicking our( butts). They got their butts kicked last night by Milwaukee and they came in tonight with a different mindset out of the gate.

3. Dwyane Wade:

   This is how we've been playing since the All-Star break, sharing the wealth, obviously some games more than others, everyone is feeling the ball in what we are trying to do offensively.

4. La Russa:

   His legs are a big part of his game, offensively and defensively, so we're being super cautious, we're going to be careful with his usage.

5. Alvin Gentry:

   I just think we have to do a better job all together, i thought we were very stagnant offensively, and we were better defensively doing what we practice every day.