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Main Entry: offensive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disrespectful, insulting; displeasing

Synonyms:

abhorrent, abusive, annoying, biting, cutting, detestable, disagreeable, discourteous, distasteful, dreadful, embarrassing, evil, foul, ghastly, grisly, gross, hideous, horrible, horrid, impertinent, insolent, invidious, irritating, nauseating, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, off-color, offending, opprobrious, outrageous, repellent, reprehensible, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, rude, shocking, stinking, terrible, uncivil, unmannerly

Antonyms:

agreeable, kind, nice, pleasing, respectful
Main Entry: offensive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: attacking

Synonyms:

aggressive, assailing, assaulting, belligerent, invading

Antonyms:

defending, defensive, guarding
Main Entry: offensive
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack

Synonyms:

aggression, assailment, assault, drive, invasion, onset, onslaught, push

Antonyms:

defending, defensive
Main Entry: abhorrent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disgusting

Synonyms:

despicable, detestable, execrable, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, revolting
Main Entry: abominable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: awful, detestable

Synonyms:

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

Antonyms:

alluring, appealing, delightful, desirable, enjoyable, likeable, lovable, pleasant, sweet, wonderful
Main Entry: abusive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: exhibiting unkind behavior or words

Synonyms:

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

Antonyms:

complimentary, kind, respectful
Main Entry: acid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: bitter in words or behavior

Synonyms:

acerbic, biting, caustic, cutting, dry, harsh, hateful, hurtful, mordant, nasty, offensive, sarcastic, sharp, stinging, trenchant, vitriolic

Antonyms:

kind, nice
Main Entry: aggression
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack, often military

Synonyms:

assailment, assault, blitz, blitzkrieg, encroachment, injury, invasion, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, push, raid
Main Entry: aggressive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: belligerent, hostile

Synonyms:

advancing, antipathetic, assailing, attacking, barbaric, bellicose, combative, contentious, destructive, disruptive, disturbing, encroaching, hawkish, intruding, intrusive, invading, martial, militant, offensive, pugnacious, quarrelsome, rapacious, threatening, warlike

Antonyms:

calm, easy-going, laid-back
Main Entry: assault
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attack

Synonyms:

advance, aggression, charge, incursion, invasion, offensive, onset, onslaught, rape, storm, storming, strike, violation
Notes: to assail a task is to approach it with the intent of mastering it, from Latin salire 'to leap'; assault is also based on this word and assail and assault can be synonyms
assault is an attempt or threat to do physical harm while battery is unjustified application of force; assault and battery is carrying out of threatened physical harm or violence
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