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. The Nets new star man:

   He draws a lot of attention, any way you slice it, he makes us a better team offensively for sure, and he is incredible at reading the game with the ball in his hands. It's a luxury to have, and we'll get him into real shape and he'll be even better.

2. Josh Donaldson:

   Offensively, we're really close, at the end of the day, you just have to keep going up there and having confidence and trusting the at-bats.

3. La Russa:

   Our guys came out there smoking offensively.

4. James Paxton:

   Not playing a couple of weeks before the playoffs and then not producing for or my team offensively, obviously its tough, getting hurt and everything, but its all worth it for moments like this, moments like this where you give your team a chance to win every day, its worth it, man.

5. Alex Jensen:

   There’s so much focus other teams have on him that it frees up other guys offensively -- he’s Donovan Mitchell and makes life a lot easier for everybody.