Варианты (v1)
Варианты (v2)
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offensive [əˈfensɪv] прил
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неприятный, противный, отвратительный
(unpleasant, nasty, disgusting)
- offensive odor – неприятный запах
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агрессивный, наступательный
(aggressive)
- offensive behaviour – агрессивное поведение
- offensive weapon – наступательное вооружение
- strategic offensive operation – стратегическая наступательная операция
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оскорбительный, обидный, одиозный
(abusive, insulting, odious)
- offensive language – оскорбительные выражения
- offensive remark – обидное замечание
- offensive action – одиозное действие
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offensive [əˈfensɪv] сущ
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наступлениеср, атакаж, нападениеср, наступательная операция, наступательные действия
(attack, offensive operation, offensive operations)
- new offensive – новое наступление
- military offensives – военные атаки
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наступательный характер
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offensive [əˈfensɪv] прич
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атакующий
(attacker)
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наступающий
(coming)
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| noun | ||
| наступление | offensive, attack, advance, advent, offense, incursion | |
| наступательная операция | offensive | |
| adjective | ||
| наступательный | offensive | |
| оскорбительный | offensive, abusive, insulting, humiliating, mortifying, opprobrious | |
| обидный | offensive, insulting | |
| агрессивный | aggressive, invasive, offensive, belligerent, bellicose, truculent | |
| противный | nasty, contrary, disgusting, repugnant, obnoxious, offensive | |
| отвратительный | disgusting, hideous, heinous, abominable, revolting, offensive |
Синонимы (v1)
Синонимы (v2)
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offensive сущ
- attack · assault · onslaught · onset
- aggressive
- obscene · obnoxious · odious · disgusting · distasteful · loathsome
- offense · offence
- nasty
- aggression
- coming · approach · advance
adjective
- insulting, insolent, derogatory, disrespectful, hurtful, wounding, abusive, annoying, exasperating, irritating, galling, provocative, outrageous, rude, impertinent, discourteous, uncivil, impolite, crude, vulgar, coarse, improper, indecent, exceptionable
- unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, distasteful, displeasing, objectionable, off-putting, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, abominable, disgusting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, revolting, abhorrent, loathsome, detestable, odious, vile, foul, sickening, nauseating, ghastly, horrible, horrid, gross, putrid, godawful, beastly, noisome, mephitic
- hostile, attacking, aggressive, invading, incursive, combative, belligerent, on the attack
- unsavory
- nauseating, loathsome, nauseous, noisome, queasy, vile, sickening
- violative
noun
- attack, assault, onslaught, drive, invasion, push, thrust, charge, sortie, sally, foray, raid, incursion, offense, blitz, campaign
- offense
Предложения со словом «offensive»
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Number three, we must go on the offensive , not the defensive. |
В — третьих, нужно нападать, а не отбиваться. |
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So the political correctness was not only cracking down on speech that we would all find completely offensive , it was cracking down on some speech that was legitimate, and then it was turning speech and thought into action and treating it as a crime, and people getting fired and people thrown out of schools, and there were speech codes written. |
Политкорректность насаждалась не только в речи, что для всех нас оскорбительно, но и в легитимной речи, затем от слов и мнений она распространилась на действия, расценивая их как преступление: многих увольняли и исключали из школ, появился кодекс речевого поведения. |
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Now there are these diversity teams, where if you say something that somebody finds offensive , like. |
Теперь существуют различные группы, где твои слова сочтут оскорбительными. |
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It’s very offensive to people on the left to have the other demonized to the extent that the other seems to be demonized. |
Для левых оскорбительно демонизировать оппонентов, вдобавок к тому, что они и так кажутся таковыми. |
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My friends on Twitter realized that even when my words were aggressive and offensive , I sincerely believed I was doing the right thing. |
Мои друзья в Twitter поняли, что при всей агрессивности и оскорбительности моих слов, я искренне верила, что поступаю правильно. |
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He said that they were not intended for offensive use. |
Он говорил, что не намеревается использовать его как наступательное . |
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The pumpkin is a symbol of this festival in which offensive face is cut out. |
Символом этого праздника является тыква, на которой вырезано устрашающее лицо. |
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From there he could plot a holding action until winter, with a new offensive in the spring. |
Он прекратит военные действия на зиму, а весной предпримет новое наступление . |
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Tomorrow our offensive will start with an attack on the central Russian front line, that targets the front advance at Kursk. |
Завтра мы начинаем генеральное наступление на Центральный фронт русских В направлении Курска. |
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These people die, and then it gives us all the justification we need for a full offensive . |
Эти люди погибнут, и это даст нам все основания для полномасштабной операции. |
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We don’t ban t-shirt slogans at TSU no matter what I find offensive . |
Мы не запрещаем футболки и лозунги на них независимо от того, что нам кажется оскорбительным. |
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All the information confirm our assumption that the enemy will assume the offensive this morning. |
Вся информация подтверждает наше предположение что противник пойдет в наступление утром. |
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The idea that any of these doctors could replace Paul leotard is frankly offensive . |
Мысль, что один из них мог бы заменить Пола Леотарда, откровенно нелепа. |
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The truth is that people find your antics alternately amusing and offensive . |
Но правда состоит в том, что люди находят твои выходки попеременно смешными и раздражающими. |
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Any superior defensive technology can be turned into an offensive advantage. |
Любая превосходящая защитная технология может быть превращена в наступательное преимущество. |
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She could not be more right about the offensive and inappropriate things you say about those children. |
Она совершенно права по поводу оскорбительных и неподобающих слов, которые вы говорите детям. |
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Elijah made some very offensive accusations about my intentions towards my child. |
Элайджа предъявил мне некоторые оскорбительные обвинения о моих намерениях в отношении моего ребенка. |
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I apologize in advance to any female who finds my primitive attitude offensive . |
Приношу заранее извинения любой женщине, которая найдет мою примитивную позицию оскорбительной. |
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Her easy gait and idle manner attracted attention of an offensive but common sort. |
Неторопливая походка и праздный вид девушки вызывали обычного рода оскорбительный интерес. |
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I want to go after their radar sites, and I want to do some offensive counter-air. |
Я хочу уничтожить их радиолокационные станции и начать наступательную контратаку. |
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But the southerners couldn’t know the northerners had lost none of their own personnel, which meant that they would believe Nergal’s losses had been staggering enough to frighten them into suspending offensive operations. |
Южане не знают, что северяне не понесли никаких потерь в личном составе. |
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The offensive strike waves had simply disappeared into the heart of the enemy fleet. |
Все истребители посланные в атаку попросту исчезли, испарились, сгинули посреди вражеского флота. |
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that’s what i get for trying to emulate lila and take the offensive . |
Вот что получилось из моей попытки подражать Лайле и перейти в наступление . |
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Unless you enlist a war engineer to help you mount an offensive . |
Если только вы не привлечете военного инженера, который поможет перейти в наступление . |
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Stay holed up in that travel agency do not move and do not engage in any offensive activities. |
Оставайтесь на месте, Прекратите движение и не предпринимайте никаких наступательных действий. |
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What a pretentious, self-satisfied, posing, arrogant, offensive little jerk! |
Какой претенциозный, самодовольный, напыщенный, надменный, отвратительный ублюдок! |
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Seldon had gotten through most of his sandwich and found it not as offensive as the first bite had been. |
Селдон почти управился с сандвичем, и чем дальше, тем менее отвратительным тот ему казался. |
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He was not prone to rashness and precipitate action; and in the bitter hatred between him and Spitz he betrayed no impatience, shunned all offensive acts. |
Он не был склонен к стремительным и опрометчивым действиям. |
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It’s an independent offensive unit based on skill, with no ranks, and it has top priority. |
Это независимое подразделение быстрого реагирования, основанное на умениях, без званий и с максимальными полномочиями. |
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Their losses would cripple them for generations, considering what would happen after Southern Army assumed the offensive . |
На возмещение их потерь уйдут поколения при условии, что Южная Армия сможет выдержать первый удар. |
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I could say something tactless and offensive if that would help. |
Я мог бы сказать что — то бестактное и оскорбительное, если это поможет. |
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Which is offensive in present day ’cause it seems like a gay stereotype they tried to sneak by us. |
Что является оскорбительным, потому что похоже на гей — стереотип, будто они подкрадываются к нам. |
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General Dreedle commands four bomb groups that we simply must capture in order to continue our offensive . |
Генерал Дридл командует четырьмя бомбардировочными полками, которые мы должны захватить, чтобы успешно продолжать наше наступление . |
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The separatists have launched a new offensive against Diacov and his government. |
Сепаратисты начали новые наступления на Дьякова и его правительство. |
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He was too overpowering physically, and it would seem like an offensive gesture of domination. |
Он слишком подавлял окружающих своей внешностью и мог выглядеть агрессивным. |
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Raker launched a major offensive while the Limper was digging his way out of the rubble. |
Пока Хромой выбирался из — под развалин, Загребущий начал крупное наступление . |
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They’ll go to a high alert status, but they will not commence offensive operations on their own hook. |
Они объявят у себя повышенную боевую готовность, но не начнут наступательные операции по собственной инициативе. |
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He was so refreshingly young that even his misbehaviour did not seem offensive to us. |
Он был так освежающе молод, что даже его шалопайство не казалось противным. |
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Who knew what they’d consider rude or offensive ? |
Поэтому кто знает, что они могут посчитать грубостью или дерзостью? |
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Answering a pleas from the Senate, the Grand Army of the Republic mounts a bold offensive to liberate the system. |
По распоряжению сената Великая Республиканская Армия готовит операцию по освобождению системы. |
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The SPLA offensive forced thousands of displaced civilians to flee to Government locations. |
Наступление СНОА привело к тому, что тысячи вынужденных переселенцев бежали в районы, контролируемые правительством. |
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Much effort was also put into the building of offensive tunnels, constructed some 20 m underground and crossing the Gaza border into Israel. |
Также немало усилий было приложено для прокладки на глубине около 20 м наступательных туннелей на границе Газы с Израилем. |
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Last week, Ugandan troops launched a second offensive , in Equateur province. |
На прошедшей неделе еще одно наступление начали угандийские войска — в Экваториальной области. |
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The Croatian authorities failed to account adequately for the killing of Serbs during the offensive . |
Хорватские власти не смогли предоставить адекватного отчета об убийствах сербов в ходе наступления . |
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That approach will be less offensive to the spirits. |
Такой подход меньше всего оскорбит духов. |
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We need every man to prepare the offensive . |
Скоро наступление , им нужны солдаты. |
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This development is equally reflected in the fact that supporters of the opposite view are increasingly on the defensive rather than the offensive . |
Такое развитие событий также подтверждается и тем фактом, что сторонники противоположной точки зрения все чаще обороняются, нежели наступают . |
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The information on the site focuses on online marketing efforts directed at children, safety issues and how to deal with offensive , including racist, content. |
Информация, размещенная на сайте, главным образом рассказывает об ориентированных на детей рекламных компаниях в Интернете, о приемах безопасного пользования Интернетом и о том, как поступать при обнаружении предосудительных, в том числе расистских, материалов. |
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I’m just saying it’s an offensive stereotype. |
Я про то, что это очень обидный стереотип. |
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We’d like the same deal — offensive stereotype logo, whole shebang. |
И нам нравиться ваша расистская эмблема, нам всё нравится. |
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When clearances were finally obtained under the initial conditions, the convoys were blocked because of the Bosnian Army offensive around Sarajevo. |
Когда наконец были получены разрешения на первоначальных условиях, автоколонны были блокированы ввиду наступления боснийской армии вокруг Сараево. |
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The new second part of the first paragraph now includes provisions to prevent unsolicited mailing of discriminatory or offensive utterances. |
Новая вторая часть первого пункта в настоящее время включает положения, направленные на предотвращение рассылки дискриминационных или оскорбительных материалов. |
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They then could resume offensive operations against the still weak Afghan Security Forces, which have yet to demonstrate much military effectiveness. |
Затем они смогут возобновить наступательные операции против все еще слабых афганских сил безопасности, которым еще предстоит продемонстрировать свою эффективность. |
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The main offensive from Kuwait must advance for 500 kilometers to reach Baghdad. |
Основные наступательные силы, расположенные в Кувейте, должны пройти 500 километров, чтобы дойти до Багдада. |
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I find this crude, offensive and sophomoric. |
Я считаю, что это грубо, оскорбительно и вызывающе. |
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Simon, I don’t think you understand how egregiously offensive … |
Саймон, мне кажется, что ты не понимаешь, до какой степени… |
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On grounds that it was offensive to women. |
По поводу того, что он вел себя оскорбительно по отношению к девушкам. |
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He makes offensive remarks whenever he sees me. |
Он делает оскорбительные замечания всякий раз, когда видит меня. |
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You’re not interesting enough to be offensive . |
Мы не настолько близки, чтобы ты мог меня обидеть. |
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The militia was reportedly disbanded following an FARDC offensive against them in June 2008. |
Этот отряд ополченцев, согласно сообщениям, распался после проведения против него наступательной операции ВСДРК в июне 2008 года. |
- abhorrent
- abusive
- annoying
- distasteful
- embarrassing
- horrible
- irritating
- objectionable
- obnoxious
- outrageous
- reprehensible
- repugnant
- repulsive
- rude
- shocking
- cutting
- evil
- foul
- gross
- repellent
- biting
- detestable
- disagreeable
- discourteous
- dreadful
- ghastly
- grisly
- hideous
- horrid
- impertinent
- insolent
- invidious
- nauseating
- odious
- off-color
- offending
- opprobrious
- revolting
- rotten
- stinking
- terrible
- uncivil
- unmannerly
- aggressive
- belligerent
- assailing
- invading
- aggression
- assault
- invasion
- onslaught
- drive
- onset
- push
- assailment
On this page you’ll find 230 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to offensive, such as: abhorrent, abusive, annoying, distasteful, embarrassing, and horrible.
- agreeable
- defending
- defensive
- guarding
- kind
- nice
- pleasing
- respectful
- defending
- defensive
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WORDS RELATED TO OFFENSIVE
- barbarian
- barbaric
- base
- bawdy
- blue
- boorish
- brutish
- cheap
- churlish
- common
- crass
- crude
- dirty
- earthy
- filthy
- foul
- foul-mouthed
- gross
- gruff
- ill-bred
- immodest
- impolite
- improper
- impure
- incult
- indelicate
- inelegant
- loutish
- low
- lowbred
- mean
- nasty
- obscene
- off-color
- offensive
- raffish
- raunchy
- raw
- ribald
- rough
- roughneck
- rude
- scatological
- smutty
- tacky
- tasteless
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- uncouth
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unpolished
- unrefined
- vulgar
- vulgarian
- adult
- bawdy
- dirty
- erotic
- fleshy
- hard-core
- immoral
- indecent
- lascivious
- lewd
- obscene
- off-color
- offensive
- porn
- porno
- raunchy
- sensual
- sexual
- sexy
- smutty
- steamy
- despicable
- detestable
- execrable
- loathsome
- offensive
- repulsive
- revolting
- abhorrent
- atrocious
- awful
- bad
- base
- beastly
- contemptible
- cursed
- despicable
- disgusting
- foul
- grim
- grody
- gross
- hairy
- hateful
- heinous
- hellish
- horrible
- horrid
- loathsome
- lousy
- nauseating
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- repellent
- reprehensible
- repugnant
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- sleazy
- stinking
- terrible
- vile
- wretched
- calumniating
- castigating
- censorious
- contumelious
- defamatory
- derisive
- disparaging
- insolent
- insulting
- invective
- libelous
- maligning
- obloquious
- offensive
- opprobrious
- reproachful
- reviling
- rude
- sarcastic
- scathing
- scolding
- scurrilous
- sharp-tongued
- slanderous
- traducing
- upbraiding
- vilifying
- vituperative
- acerbic
- biting
- caustic
- cutting
- dry
- harsh
- hateful
- hurtful
- mordant
- nasty
- offensive
- sarcastic
- sharp
- stinging
- trenchant
- vitriolic
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offensiveadjective
Synonyms:
invidious -
offensiveadjective
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred
Some feminists find pornography offensive.
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offensiveadjective
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
The army’s offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon.
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invidious -
offensiveadjective
Having to do with play directed at scoring.
The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.
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invidious
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offensive
Synonyms:
arrogant, austere, crabbed, disagreeable, displeasing, dreary, forbidding, gloomy, glum, grim, harsh, hateful, ill-humored, ill-natured, repellent, repelling, repulsive, unkind, unpleasantAntonyms:
agreeable, attractive, good-natured, kind, kindly, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable
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offense, offence, offensiveadjective
the action of attacking an enemy
Synonyms:
offense, criminal offence, criminal offense, umbrage, discourtesy, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breakingAntonyms:
inoffensive, unoffending, wholesome, innocuous, offenceless, antitank, en garde, antiaircraft, offenseless, defensive, defending, antisubmarine, unobjectionable -
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, noisomeAntonyms:
antisubmarine, inoffensive, defending, offenseless, wholesome, unoffending, defensive, offenceless, antiaircraft, unobjectionable, en garde, antitank, innocuous -
offensiveadjective
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
«offensive weapons»
Synonyms:
queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisomeAntonyms:
inoffensive, antitank, unobjectionable, unoffending, antiaircraft, wholesome, innocuous, defending, defensive, offenseless, en garde, offenceless, antisubmarine -
offensiveadjective
causing anger or annoyance
«offensive remarks»
Synonyms:
queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisomeAntonyms:
antiaircraft, unoffending, innocuous, antisubmarine, en garde, antitank, offenseless, wholesome, defensive, defending, offenceless, inoffensive, unobjectionable -
unsavory, unsavoury, offensiveadjective
morally offensive
«an unsavory reputation»; «an unsavory scandal»
Synonyms:
queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, distasteful, sickening, violative, vile, noisomeAntonyms:
offenseless, defensive, innocuous, inoffensive, antitank, antiaircraft, en garde, unoffending, wholesome, unobjectionable, antisubmarine, offenceless, defending -
offensiveadjective
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
«offensive odors»
Synonyms:
queasy, unsavory, loathsome, nauseating, unsavoury, nauseous, dysphemistic, sickening, violative, vile, noisomeAntonyms:
antisubmarine, offenceless, defending, antiaircraft, unoffending, defensive, unobjectionable, en garde, inoffensive, antitank, offenseless, wholesome, innocuous -
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, noisomeAntonyms:
offenseless, en garde, inoffensive, antitank, offenceless, defending, defensive, innocuous, antiaircraft, antisubmarine, unoffending, wholesome, unobjectionable -
nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vileadjective
causing or able to cause nausea
«a nauseating smell»; «nauseous offal»; «a sickening stench»
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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, repellantAntonyms:
unoffending, inoffensive, antiaircraft, offenseless, offenceless, antitank, wholesome, en garde, defending, antisubmarine, defensive, innocuous, unobjectionable
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offensiveadjective
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disgusting, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, loathsome, repulsive -
offensiveadjective
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disagreeable, unpleasant, unpalatable, displeasing, revolting, shocking, abominable, detestable, hateful, execrable, obnoxious
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offensiveadjective
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obnoxious, displeasing, noisome, distasteful, insolent, abusive, aggressive, assailant, fetid, disagreeable, opprobrious, scurrilous, fulsome
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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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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.
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Homer:
It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave.
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Colin Riley:
Boston University does not condone racism or bigotry in any form and we are deeply saddened when anyone makes such offensive statements.
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Secretary Mayorkas:
In response to what you have just said. It is so profoundly offensive on so many different levels, in so many different regards. I won’t ask you for an apology.
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Gen John Nicholson:
As ISIS-K’s losses have mounted, Saddam Hussein and Iraqi forces are using IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to thicken Saddam Hussein and Iraqi forces defense, this is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of Saddam Hussein and Iraqi forces offensive against ISIS-K.
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- هجومArabic
- ата́ка, на́ступ, абра́злівыBelarusian
- обиден, оскърбителенBulgarian
- ofensiva, ofensiuCatalan, Valencian
- urážlivý, útok, ofenzívaCzech
- offensivDanish
- Offensive, beleidigend, offensivGerman
- επιθετικός, προσβλητικόςGreek
- ofensivo, ofensivaSpanish
- hyökkäyskanta, offensiivi, hyökkäys, pysyä hyökkäyskannalla, hyökkäys-, päällekäyvä, hyökkääväFinnish
- offensif, offensant, offensiveFrench
- oilbheumachScottish Gaelic
- अपमानजनकHindi
- offensiveIgbo
- offensivo, offensivaItalian
- 攻撃側, 攻撃的, 気に障る, 攻勢, 攻撃Japanese
- 공세Korean
- pūraurau, weriweri, koeo, mataharehare, hākikiMāori
- beledigend, offensief, aanvallend, aanval, klaar om aan te vallen, inval, walgelijk, weerzinwekkendDutch
- ofensywa, atak, obraźliwyPolish
- ofensivo, ofensivaPortuguese
- ofensant, ofensivă, ofensantă, atacRomanian
- наступательный, наступле́ние, оскорбительный, обидный, ата́каRussian
- ofanziva, офанзиваSerbo-Croatian
- stötande, offensiv, anstötligSwedish
- น่ารังเกียจThai
- ата́ка, на́ступ, обра́зливийUkrainian
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abhorrent, abominable, abrasive, abusive, accursed, en.synonym.one, aggressive, annoying, appalling, bad, bawdy, beastly, bellicose, belligerent, beneath contempt, blasphemous, bothersome, calamitous, coarse, combative, contemptible, contemptuous, corrupt, cranky, damnable, dastardly, en.synonym.one, defamatory, degrading, depraved, deprecatory, derogative, derogatory, despicable, detestable, difficult, disagreeable, disgraceful, disgusting, displeasing, disreputable, distasteful, disturbing, evil, execrate, fetid, foul, frightful, ghastly, grating, gross, hateful, en.synonym.one, hideous, homely, horrible, horrid, hostile, humiliating, ignominious, ill-favored, ill-favoured, ill-tempered, impertinent, impious, improper, indecent, indelicate, indescribable, indiscreet, inglorious, injurious, insipid, insolent, insulting, intolerable, invidious, irksome, irritable, jarring, lewd, libellous, loathsome, malodorous, mean, militant, monstrous, nameless, nasty, naughty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, notorious, noxious, objectionable, obnoxious, obscene, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, painful, prurient, pungent, putrid, questionable, rancid, rank, rasping, repellent, reprehensible, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, ribald, rotten, rude, scandalous, scurrilous, shameful, shameless, shaming, shocking, shrill, sickening, slanderous, spoiled, stale, strident, strong, suspect, tasteless, terrible, ugly, unattractive, unclean, undignified, unmentionable, unpleasant, unsavory, unsightly, unspeakable, unutterable, upsetting, vapid, vile, vulgar, wanton, warlike, watery, wicked, advance, aggression, assault, attack, blitz, en.synonym.one, blow, charge, combat, descent, encounter, foray, incursion, inroad, intrusion, invasion, offence, offense, onset, onslaught, penetration, push, raid, rush, skirmish, storming, dysphemistic, loathful, queasy, unsavoury, violative, en.synonym.one, vomitous.
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adj
1 abusive, annoying, detestable, discourteous, displeasing, disrespectful, embarrassing, impertinent, insolent, insulting, irritating, objectionable, rude, uncivil, unmannerly
2 abominable, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, grisly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, odious, repellent, revolting, sickening, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsavoury, vile, yucky or yukky (slang)
3 aggressive, attacking, invading
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4 attack, campaign, drive, onslaught, push (informal)
5 on the offensive advancing, aggressive, attacking, invading, invasive, on the warpath (informal)
Antonyms
, adj agreeable, attractive, captivating, charming, civil, conciliatory, courteous, defensive, deferential, delightful, pleasant, polite, respectful
n defensive
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
offensive
( offensives plural )
1 adj Something that is offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting.
Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive., …offensive remarks which called into question the integrity of my firm.
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offensively adv ADV after v, ADV adj
The group who had been shouting offensively opened to let her through…
2 n-count A military offensive is a carefully planned attack made by a large group of soldiers.
oft supp N
Its latest military offensive against rebel forces is aimed at re-opening important trade routes…
3 n-count If you conduct an offensive, you take strong action to show how angry you are about something or how much you disapprove of something.
usu supp N
Republicans acknowledged that they had little choice but to mount an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.
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charm offensive
4 If you go on the offensive, go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you.
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go on the offensive phrase V inflects
The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them…, The Foreign Secretary has decided to take the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community.
charm offensive
If you say that someone has launched a charm offensive, you disapprove of the fact that they are being very friendly to their opponents or people who are causing problems for them. (JOURNALISM) n-sing
(disapproval)
He launched what was called a charm offensive against MPs who might not support the Government.
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give (sb) the (middle) finger |
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make an obscene and offensive gesture at someone by closing one’s fist and extending one’s middle finger upwards, interpreted as»Sod off!»; [US] flip (sb) off / flip (sb) the bird |
Ex.: he has an unfortunate tendency and somewhat dangerous habit of giving the finger to motorists who cut in front of him. |
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