offensive
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the action of attacking an enemy
Types & categories
- military operation hypernym
- counteroffensive hyponym
- dirty war hyponym
- rollback hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
violating or tending to violate or offend against
violative of the principles of liberty
Related & opposite
- offensiveness derivation
- breach derivation
- desecrate derivation
- violate derivation
- offending similar to
Sense 3 adjective
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
offensive weapons
Related & opposite
- aggressive also see
- hostile also see
- defensive antonym
- antipersonnel similar to
- assaultive similar to
- hit-and-run similar to
- incursive similar to
- predatory similar to
- on the offensivep similar to
Sense 4 adjective
causing anger or annoyance
offensive remarks
Related & opposite
- harmful also see
- disrespectful also see
- inoffensive antonym
- offensiveness attribute
- offensiveness derivation
- pique derivation
- spite derivation
- abusive similar to
Sense 5 adjective
morally offensive
an unsavory reputation
Related & opposite
- savory antonym
- disgustingness derivation
- offensiveness derivation
- outrage derivation
- breach derivation
- odoriferous similar to
Sense 6 adjective
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
offensive odors
Related & opposite
- evil also see
- hateful also see
- unpalatable also see
- unpleasant also see
- inoffensive antonym
- offensiveness attribute
- offensiveness derivation
- outrage derivation
- repulsive similar to
- charnel similar to
- creepy similar to
- foul similar to
- ghoulish similar to
- horrific similar to
- objectionable similar to
- rank similar to
- scrimy similar to
- verminous similar to
Sense 7 adjective
substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'
Related & opposite
- euphemistic antonym
- offensiveness derivation
- dysphemism derivation
- pique derivation
- spite derivation
Sense 8 adjective
causing or able to cause nausea
a nauseating smell
Related & opposite
- offensiveness derivation
- loathsomeness derivation
- noisomeness derivation
- disgustingness derivation
- nausea derivation
- outrage derivation
- unwholesome similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military operation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counteroffensive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dirty war |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rollback |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | breach |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desecrate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | violate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | offending |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | aggressive |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | hostile |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | defensive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | antipersonnel |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | assaultive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | hit-and-run |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | incursive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | predatory |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | on the offensivep |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | harmful |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | disrespectful |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | inoffensive |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pique |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spite |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | abusive |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | savory |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | disgustingness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | outrage |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | breach |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | odoriferous |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | evil |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | hateful |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | unpalatable |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | unpleasant |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | inoffensive |
| 6 | attribute | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | outrage |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | repulsive |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | charnel |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | creepy |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | foul |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | ghoulish |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | horrific |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | objectionable |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | rank |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | scrimy |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | verminous |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | euphemistic |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | dysphemism |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pique |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | spite |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | offensiveness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | loathsomeness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | noisomeness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | disgustingness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | nausea |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | outrage |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | unwholesome |