Offensive : synonyms and lexical field

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

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as offensive. 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 and attack.


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Synonyms for offensive sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for offensive Degree of synonymy of offensive Frequency in the language
offense
   113 16.47  
attack
   107 75.55  
attacking
   107 8.00  
insulting
   104 5.37  
objectionable
   103 0.37  
vile
   103 4.43  
assault
   103 17.57  
obscene
   103 3.45  
distasteful
   102 1.18  
foul
   102 14.47  
horrid
   102 2.45  
abhorrent
   102 0.18  
abusive
   102 1.63  
obnoxious
   101 3.51  
disgusting
   101 26.61  
outrageous
   101 6.33  
repugnant
   101 0.76  
repulsive
   101 2.02  
horrific
   100 1.37  
loathsome
   99 1.04  

Lexical field of "offensive"

offense
attack
attacking
insulting
objectionable
vile
assault
obscene
distasteful
foul
horrid
abhorrent
abusive
obnoxious
disgusting
outrageous
repugnant
repulsive
horrific
loathsome
detestable
revolting
hideous
sickening
scurrilous
wicked
unsavory
unsavoury
nauseating
scornful
antipersonnel
marauding
offence
assaultive
repellent
offending
ghastly
unpleasant
invading
predatory
opprobrious
morbid
raiding
yucky
nauseous
rank
noisome
violative
odoriferous
invasive