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offensive |
Grep of noun offensive ardennes counteroffensive counteroffensive offensive offensive activity offensiveness Overview of noun offensive The noun offensive has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) offense, offence, offensive -- (the action of attacking the enemy) Overview of adj offensive The adj offensive has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) offensive, violative -- (violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity") 2. offensive -- (for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons") 3. offensive -- (causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks") 4. unsavory, unsavoury, offensive -- (morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal") 5. offensive -- (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses "offensive odors") 6. dysphemistic, offensive -- (of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'") 7. nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile -- (causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench") Antonyms of adj offensive 7 senses of offensive Sense 1 offensive, violative INDIRECT (VIA offending) -> unoffending Sense 2 offensive (vs. defensive) defensive (vs. offensive) => antiaircraft => antisubmarine => antitank => defending => en garde Sense 3 offensive (vs. inoffensive) inoffensive (vs. offensive), unoffending => offenseless, offenceless Sense 4 unsavory (vs. savory), unsavoury, offensive Sense 5 offensive (vs. inoffensive) inoffensive (vs. offensive) => innocuous, unobjectionable Sense 6 dysphemistic (vs. euphemistic), offensive Sense 7 nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile INDIRECT (VIA unwholesome) -> wholesome Similarity of adj offensive 7 senses of offensive Sense 1 offensive, violative => offending (vs. unoffending) Sense 2 offensive (vs. defensive) => antipersonnel => assault(postnominal), attack(postnominal) => assaultive, attacking(postnominal) => hit-and-run, tip-and-run => incursive, invading, invasive => marauding, predatory, raiding => on the offensive(prenominal) Also See-> aggressive#1; hostile#1 Sense 3 offensive (vs. inoffensive) => abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scornful, scurrilous Also See-> disrespectful#1; harmful#3 Sense 4 unsavory (vs. savory), unsavoury, offensive => odoriferous Sense 5 offensive (vs. inoffensive) => abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive => charnel, ghastly, sepulchral => disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky => ghoulish, morbid => hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous => objectionable, obnoxious, unpleasant => rank => scrimy => verminous Also See-> evil#1, wicked#4; hateful#1; unpalatable#1; unpleasant#1 Sense 6 dysphemistic (vs. euphemistic), offensive Sense 7 nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile => unwholesome (vs. wholesome) Attributes of adj offensive 2 of 7 senses of offensive Sense 3 offensive (vs. inoffensive) => offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness Sense 5 offensive (vs. inoffensive) => offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness Familiarity of adj offensive offensive used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj offensive inoffensive offensive on the offensive Overview of noun offensive The noun offensive has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) offense, offence, offensive -- (the action of attacking the enemy) Overview of adj offensive The adj offensive has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) offensive, violative -- (violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity") 2. offensive -- (for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons") 3. offensive -- (causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks") 4. unsavory, unsavoury, offensive -- (morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal") 5. offensive -- (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses "offensive odors") 6. dysphemistic, offensive -- (of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'") 7. nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile -- (causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench")
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