Synonyms for offensive
əˈfɛn sɪv or, for 4,5 , ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn-of·fen·sive

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1. offensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   invidious

2. offensiveadjective

   Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred

   Some feminists find pornography offensive.

   Synonyms:
   invidious

3. offensiveadjective

   Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.

   The army's offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon.

   Synonyms:
   invidious

4. offensiveadjective

   Having to do with play directed at scoring.

   The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

   Synonyms:
   invidious

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1. offensive

   Synonyms:
   arrogant, austere, crabbed, disagreeable, displeasing, dreary, forbidding, gloomy, glum, grim, harsh, hateful, ill-humored, ill-natured, repellent, repelling, repulsive, unkind, unpleasant

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, attractive, good-natured, kind, kindly, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable

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1. offensive

   Synonyms:
   aggressive, obnoxious, distasteful, displeasing, foul, fetid, unsavory

   Antonyms:
   defensive, grateful, pleasant, savory

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1. offense, offence, offensiveadjective

   the action of attacking an enemy

   Synonyms:
   offense, criminal offence, criminal offense, umbrage, discourtesy, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breaking

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, unoffending, wholesome, innocuous, offenceless, antitank, en garde, antiaircraft, offenseless, defensive, defending, antisubmarine, unobjectionable

2. offensive, violativeadjective

   violating or tending to violate or offend against

   "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

   Synonyms:
   queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome

   Antonyms:
   antisubmarine, inoffensive, defending, offenseless, wholesome, unoffending, defensive, offenceless, antiaircraft, unobjectionable, en garde, antitank, innocuous

3. offensiveadjective

   for the purpose of attack rather than defense

   "offensive weapons"

   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. offensiveadjective

   causing anger or annoyance

   "offensive remarks"

   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. unsavory, unsavoury, offensiveadjective

   morally offensive

   "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"

   Synonyms:
   queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, distasteful, sickening, violative, vile, noisome

   Antonyms:
   offenseless, defensive, innocuous, inoffensive, antitank, antiaircraft, en garde, unoffending, wholesome, unobjectionable, antisubmarine, offenceless, defending

6. offensiveadjective

   unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

   "offensive odors"

   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. dysphemistic, offensiveadjective

   substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one

   "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"

   Synonyms:
   queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisome

   Antonyms:
   offenseless, en garde, inoffensive, antitank, offenceless, defending, defensive, innocuous, antiaircraft, antisubmarine, unoffending, wholesome, unobjectionable

8. nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vileadjective

   causing or able to cause nausea

   "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

   Synonyms:
   noisome, fetid, nauseous, revolting, nauseating, unsavory, ugly, foul, repellent, dysphemistic, slimy, unsavoury, distasteful, 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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1. offensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   aggressive, assailant, attacking, invading

2. offensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   disgusting, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, loathsome, repulsive

3. offensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   disagreeable, unpleasant, unpalatable, displeasing, revolting, shocking, abominable, detestable, hateful, execrable, obnoxious

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1. offensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   obnoxious, displeasing, noisome, distasteful, insolent, abusive, aggressive, assailant, fetid, disagreeable, opprobrious, scurrilous, fulsome

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1. List of paraphrases for "offensive":

   attack, insulting, aggressive, assault, onslaught, shocking, obnoxious, abusive, repugnant, pro-active, non-offensive, offense, attacking, derogatory

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1. Former Vice staffers:

   Although it is possible that some of the text, images and information I will be exposed to the course of my employment with Vice may be considered by some to be offensive, indecent, violent or disturbing, I do not find such text, images or information or the workplace environment at Vice to be offensive, indecent, violent or disturbing.

2. President Eric Barron:

   This evidence, which is still being gathered by the State College Police, is appalling, offensive and inconsistent with our community’s values. This is not only completely unacceptable behavior, but also potentially criminal.

3. Keith Talson:

   It's offensive and appalling and is damaging her figure — privets don't respond well to being manipulated like that.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   But Democrats blocked it by denying 60, many of the same colleagues have spent weeks thundering… that the Senate's 60-vote threshold is an offensive tool of obstruction, a Jim Crow relic, declaring that simple majorities should always get their way. But late last week they literally wielded the 60-vote threshold themselves.

5. Michael Devoe:

   When that first one goes in, and Moses Wright and Jordan Usher keep going in, it's like throwing rocks in the ocean, you just can't miss. BEYOND THE BOXSCORE Bubba Parham scored only a single point for the The Yellow Jackets, but he took several offensive charging fouls that stymied any shot Clemson had at a comeback.