Offense : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'offense': discover synonyms for the word offense, such as misdemeanour or violation.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as offense. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "offense": offence and infraction.


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Synonyms for offense sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for offense Degree of synonymy of offense Frequency in the language
misdemeanour
   40036 0.08  
violation
   40035 7.55  
infringement
   40034 0.18  
infraction
   40034 0.67  
offensive
   40031 6.41  
discourtesy
   40031 0.12  
umbrage
   40025 0.24  
misdemeanor
   40006 1.43  
offence
   39875 5.35  
offending
   30037 1.10  
scandal
   30037 8.12  
abuse
   30037 10.25  
transgression
   30036 0.49  
criminal
   30035 34.47  
fault
   30035 104.12  
affront
   30034 0.59  
contravention
   30033 0.06  
slur
   30033 0.47  
insult
   30033 12.53  

Lexical field of "offense"

offence
infraction
offensive
misdemeanor
violation
misdemeanour
infringement
umbrage
discourtesy
offensive activity
felony
offences
crime
assault
criminal
transgression
attack
insult
slur
offending
recidivism
attacking
scandal
onslaught
abuse
harm
fault
affront
striker
bowl
tort
delict
grudge
strike
breach
stroke
contravention
snub
canteen
delicti
defense
quarterback
backfield
passer
scrimmage
offenseful
turnovers
downfield
signal caller
premunire