Synonyms for offending
of·fend·ing

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1. offendingadjective

   offending against or breaking a law or rule

   "contracts offending against the statute were canceled"

   Antonyms:
   unoffending

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1. List of paraphrases for "offending":

   delinquency, offences, crime, offenders

How to pronounce offending?

How to say offending in sign language?

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How to use offending in a sentence?

1. Robert Chalmers:

   I made a bet and I had to stand by it, i ’d like to apologize for personally offending Doug Gilmour and Doug Gilmour family. It was never my intention to disrespect them.

2. Peter Kidd:

   In my view, the first episode in the priest's sacristy involved a brazen and forceful sexual attack on the two victims, the acts were sexually graphic. Both victims were visibly and audibly distressed during this offending.

3. Mark Zuckerberg:

   One critique of our approach for much of the last decade was that because we wanted to be liked, we didn't always communicate our views as clearly because we were worried about offending people.

4. Jamal Simmons:

   I sincerely apologize for offending those who care as much as I do about making America the best, multi-ethnic, diverse democracy it can be.

5. Bret Walker:

   There was a significant body of evidence demonstrating, in various ways, that the offending not only did not occur but could not have occurred.