offensive

Plural: offensives

Noun

• the action of attacking an enemy
• An attack.
• The posture of attacking or being able to attack.

Adjective Satellite

• violating or tending to violate or offend against
  • "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
• causing or able to cause nausea

Adjective

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense
  • "offensive weapons"
• causing anger or annoyance
  • "offensive remarks"
• morally offensive
• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
  • "offensive odors"
• substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one

Adj

• Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
• Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
• Having to do with play directed at scoring.

Examples

• An offensive smell.
• He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.
• Some people find pornography offensive.
• The army's offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon.
• The Marines today launched a major offensive.
• The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

Synonyms

dysphemistic, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offence, offense, queasy, sickening, unsavory, unsavoury, vile, violative, aggressive, invidious, unheard-of

Antonyms

defensive, euphemistic, inoffensive, savory

Related Words

offend, offense

Anagrams of offensive