How To Spell offensive?
How to Pronounce offensive?
Correct pronunciation for the word "offensive" is [əfˈɛnsɪv], [əfˈɛnsɪv], [ə_f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_v].
Definition of offensive
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Offensively.
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The part of attacking.
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Causing displeasure; giving pain; disagreeable; assailant; used in attack; making the first attack.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for offensive?
What are similar-sounding words for offensive?
What is the present tense of Offensive?
What is the past tense of Offensive?
What is the adverb for offensive?
The adverb form of the word "offensive" is "offensively".
What is the adjective for offensive?
The adjective form of the word "offensive" is "offensive".
Usage over time for offensive:
This graph shows how "offensive" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of offensive?
The plural of the "offensive" can be the "offensives".
What is the singular form of offensive?
The singular of the "offensive" can be the "offensive".
Synonyms for Offensive:
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adj.
• repugnant • painful- burdensome ,
- acute ,
- biting ,
- aggravating ,
- aching ,
- hurtful ,
- annoying ,
- inflaming ,
- cruel ,
- agonizing ,
- grueling ,
- bothersome ,
- distressful ,
- harrowing ,
- chafing ,
- arduous ,
- cutting ,
- crushing ,
- insufferable ,
- excruciating .
- heinous ,
- evil ,
- damnable ,
- baneful ,
- destructive ,
- detrimental ,
- calamitous ,
- bad ,
- atrocious ,
- disgraceful .
- dirty ,
- dusty ,
- grimy ,
- insalubrious ,
- grubby ,
- fetid ,
- dingy ,
- infectious ,
- crummy ,
- defiled ,
- filthy ,
- festering .
- ignoble ,
- common ,
- coarse-grained ,
- idiomatic ,
- chintzy ,
- ill-bred ,
- cheap ,
- glaring ,
- gaudy ,
- ignominious ,
- degraded ,
- earthy ,
- animal ,
- crass ,
- colloquial ,
- clumsy ,
- brazen ,
- graceless ,
- garish ,
- broad ,
- boorish ,
- crude ,
- barnyard ,
- inelegant ,
- barbaric ,
- homespun ,
- depraved ,
- cockney .
- contentious ,
- domineering ,
- attacking ,
- determined ,
- assertive ,
- hostile ,
- bellicose ,
- forward ,
- belligerent ,
- combative ,
- disruptive ,
- intruding ,
- disturbing ,
- antipathetic ,
- encroaching ,
- advancing .
- icky .
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n.
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- impolite ,
- discourteous .
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- heavy ,
- conventional ,
- explosive ,
- antiaircraft ,
- good .
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- bombing ,
- bombardment ,
- air raid ,
- blast ,
- barrage .
Nearby words
Resources
- Correct spelling for offensive [Infographic] | Spellchecker.net
- offensive - English spelling dictionary
- Offensive | Definition of offensive by Merriam-Webster
- Offensive definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
- Offensive | Definition of offensive at Dictionary.com
- Offensive dictionary definition | offensive defined
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