- Types Of Speech
- You can use offensive as a noun, article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Offensive
- A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters e, f, i, n, o, s, and v, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter n. Offensive starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters o, of, off, offe, offen, and the ending characters are e, ve, ive, sive, nsive, . Offensive is also a double consonant (ff) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The action of attacking an enemy
- Origin/Roots
- French
- Pig Latin
- Offensive in Pig Latin is said as "offensiveay or offensiveway".
- Unigram
- o | f | f | e | n | s | i | v | e
- Bigram
- of | ff | fe | en | ns | si | iv | ve
- Trigram
- off | ffe | fen | ens | nsi | siv | ive
- Quadrigram
- offe | ffen | fens | ensi | nsiv | sive
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the action of attacking an enemy
- Article Examples
- unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses;
"offensive odors" - morally offensive;
"an unsavory reputation";
"an unsavory scandal" - causing anger or annoyance;
"offensive remarks" - for the purpose of attack rather than defense;
"offensive weapons"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- violating or tending to violate or offend against;
"violative of the principles of liberty";
"considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" - causing or able to cause nausea;
"a nauseating smell";
"nauseous offal";
"a sickening stench"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
| Abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing "atrocious taste" "abominable workmanship" "an awful voice" "dreadful manners" "a painful performance" "terrible handwriting" "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" |
| Abusive | characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment "abusive punishment" "argued...that foster homes are abusive" |
| Activist | a militant reformer |
| Aggression | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked |
| Aggressive | having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends "an aggressive businessman" "an aggressive basketball player" "he was aggressive and imperious positive in his convictions" "aggressive drivers" |
| Amphibious Attack | |
| Antagonistic | opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action |
| Appalling | an experience that appalls "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?" |
| Armed Forces |
View all cognitive synonyms for Offensive
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Offensive | the action of attacking an enemy |
View English words with the unique letters used in offensive. Words With The Letters Efinosv
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Military Operation | |
| Operation | the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.) "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Counteroffensive | a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force |
| Dirty War | |
| Push Back | |
| Rollback | reducing prices back to some earlier level |
Offensive Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With O
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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