Synonyms: offence, offense, offensive
Definition: the action of attacking an enemy
Similar words: military operation, operation
Definition: activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
Usage: it was a joint operation of the navy and air force
Synonyms: offensive
Definition: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Usage: offensive odors
Similar words: obscene, repugnant, repulsive, detestable, abhorrent
Definition: offensive to the mind
Usage: an abhorrent deed; the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee; morally repugnant customs; repulsive behavior; the most repulsive character in recent novels
Similar words: charnel, sepulchral, ghastly
Definition: gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Usage: a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones; ghastly shrieks; the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
Similar words: creepy
Definition: annoying and unpleasant
Usage: some creepy kids were bothering her
Similar words: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky, foul, loathly, loathsome, skanky
Definition: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Usage: a disgusting smell; distasteful language; a loathsome disease; the idea of eating meat is repellent to me; revolting food; a wicked stench
Similar words: morbid, ghoulish
Definition: suggesting the horror of death and decay
Usage: morbid details
Similar words: horrid, horrific, hideous, outrageous
Definition: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
Usage: subjected to outrageous cruelty; a hideous pattern of injustice; horrific conditions in the mining industry
Similar words: objectionable, obnoxious
Definition: causing disapproval or protest
Usage: a vulgar and objectionable person
Similar words: rank
Definition: very offensive in smell or taste
Usage: a rank cigar
Similar words: scrimy
Definition: dirty and disgusting
Usage: worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides- Al Hine
Similar words: verminous
Definition: of the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive
Synonyms: offensive, unsavory, unsavoury
Definition: morally offensive
Usage: an unsavory reputation; an unsavory scandal
Synonyms: offensive
Definition: causing anger or annoyance
Usage: offensive remarks
Similar words: opprobrious, scurrilous, abusive
Definition: expressing offensive reproach
Synonyms: offensive
Definition: for the purpose of attack rather than defense
Usage: offensive weapons
Similar words: antipersonnel
Definition: designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction
Similar words: assaultive, attacking
Definition: disposed to attack
Similar words: tip-and-run, hit-and-run
Definition: designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape
Usage: hit-and-run units; tip-and-run assaults
Similar words: incursive, invading, invasive
Definition: involving invasion or aggressive attack
Usage: invasive war
Similar words: marauding, raiding, predatory
Definition: characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding
Usage: bands of marauding Indians; predatory warfare; a raiding party
Similar words: on the offensive
Definition: actively attacking
Synonyms: offensive, violative
Definition: violating or tending to violate or offend against
Usage: violative of the principles of liberty; considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
Similar words: offending
Definition: offending against or breaking a law or rule
Usage: contracts offending against the statute were canceled
Synonyms: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, vile, queasy, sickening, loathsome
Definition: causing or able to cause nausea
Usage: a nauseating smell; nauseous offal; a sickening stench
Similar words: unwholesome
Definition: detrimental to physical or moral well-being
Usage: unwholesome food; unwholesome habits like smoking