What is another word for offense?
Synonyms for offense
əˈfɛns or, for 9 , ˈɔ fɛns, ˈɒf ɛnsof·fense
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
offense
Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.
Synonyms:
abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, nuisance, plague, shame, villainy, wickednessAntonyms:
affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat
Princeton's WordNet
discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activitynoun
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
Synonyms:
criminal offense, umbrage, rudeness, discourtesy, offensive, disrespect, criminal offence, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breakingAntonyms:
defence, defending team, defenseumbrage, offense, offencenoun
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
"he took offence at my question"
Synonyms:
law-breaking, criminal offense, discourtesy, offensive, umbrage, offensive activity, crime, offence, criminal offenceAntonyms:
defense, defence, defending teamcrime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breakingnoun
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
"a long record of crimes"
Synonyms:
criminal offence, criminal offense, discourtesy, offensive, umbrage, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breakingAntonyms:
defence, defense, defending teamoffense, offencenoun
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Synonyms:
criminal offence, criminal offense, umbrage, discourtesy, offensive, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breakingAntonyms:
defense, defending team, defenceoffense, offence, offensivenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
Synonyms:
criminal offence, criminal offense, umbrage, discourtesy, offensive, offensive activity, crime, offence, law-breakingAntonyms:
defence, defending team, defense
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
offensenoun
Synonyms:
crime, wrong, sin, outrage, indignity, displeasure, resentment, dudgeon, umbrage, misdemeanor, transgression, delinquency, trespass
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "offense":
offence, crime, attack, affront, offensive, infringement, infraction
Suggested Resources
Offense
Offense vs. Offence -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Offense and Offence.
Offense
Offence vs. Offense -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Offence and Offense.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2010 | crime | |
| #2225 | abuse | |
| #2262 | attack | |
| #3009 | evil | |
| #4260 | horror | |
| #6274 | offensive | |
| #7144 | offense | |
| #8184 | shame | |
| #9984 | infringement | |
| #10353 | offence | |
| #11618 | curse | |
| #13325 | hatred | |
| #15784 | plague | |
| #18349 | nuisance | |
| #28022 | annoyance | |
| #28532 | disgust | |
| #29456 | aversion | |
| #36196 | disrespect | |
| #39121 | wickedness | |
| #40021 | infraction | |
| #40660 | iniquity | |
| #45160 | abomination | |
| #61866 | rudeness | |
| #62754 | affront | |
| #88817 | villainy | |
| #103154 | abhorrence | |
| #128213 | umbrage | |
| #206995 | detestation | |
| #246599 | discourtesy | |
| #326654 | execration |
How to use offense in a sentence?
I called him, I apologized -- look, I had, you know, a miscue and it was a fireable offense, and, you know, we, we had a good spirited conversation.
The way that Jay Wright wants to play is really similar to that of NBA teams, they switch into mismatches defensively, they don’t run a ton of set plays and, instead, their offense is very much built on ball-screens and creating/attacking closeouts. Moore, as you might expect, is really good at these things. Smart player, good decision-maker, high-level shooter off the catch and off the bounce.
Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time.
Playing offense for Sam was so much fun, you never knew what to expect, but it was great, solid stuff, very innovative.
This was an illegal takedown that failed, now is the time to get back on the offense on the economy and growth.
Translations for offense
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- جريمةArabic
- útokCzech
- αδίκημα, προσβολή, επίθεση, θυμόςGreek
- hyökkääjät, hyökkäyspää, loukkaantuminen, hyökkäys, loukkausFinnish
- attaque, offensive, attaquantsFrench
- अपमानHindi
- bűncselekményHungarian
- օրինազանցություն, հարձակում, վիրավորանք, վիրավորվածություն, հանցանքArmenian
- ataquePortuguese
- act sancționabil, ofensă, ofensivă, atacantRomanian
- преступление, обида, правонарушение, оскорбление, нападение, проступокRussian
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