Nouns (3)
offence, offense, offensive
n. the action of attacking an enemy
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (8)
Adjectives (17)
on
adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"
offensive
adj. (dysphemistic)
offensive
adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
offensive
adj. causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
offensive
adj. for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
offensive, ugly
adj. deficient or offensive from lack of beauty: "ugly gray slums"
offensive, unpleasant
adj. disagreeable to the sense
offensive, loathsome
adj. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
ready, connected, on
adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
offensive, unsavory, unsavoury
adj. morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
Fuzzynyms (158)
assault
n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
invasion
n. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
inroad
n. an invasion or hostile attack
penetration, incursion
n. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
charge
n. a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
disagreeable, ungrateful
adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
disagreeable, unpleasant
adj. not pleasant or agreeable "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
nasty
adj. offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
repellent, repellant, rebarbative
adj. serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
abominable, execrable, detestable, odious
adj. unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
disagreeable, ill-natured
adj. not to your liking; "a most disagreeable journey"; "a disagreeable old man"; "in a disagreeable mood"
fractious, cranky, irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy
adj. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
cross, fussy, crabbed, crabby, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
adj. perversely irritable
brute, beastly, bestial, brutish, cannibalic
adj. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
unappetizing, distasteful, unsavory, unsavoury
adj. not pleasing in odor or taste
atrocious, monstrous, flagitious, heinous
adj. shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
indecent, indecorous, untoward, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly
adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
undignified
adj. lacking dignity
unacceptable, unsuitable
adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
wrong, unsuitable, improper
adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
disgraceful, scandalous, shocking
adj. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
appalling, dismaying
adj. causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
criminal, shameful, condemnable, reprehensible
adj. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
ugly, atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible
adj. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
lewd, indecent, obscene, salacious
adj. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
foul, rank, vulgar, nasty, smutty
adj. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
flip, insolent, impudent, snotty-nosed
adj. marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
insulting, scornful, disdainful, contemptuous
adj. expressing extreme contempt
discourteous
adj. showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"
impolite
adj. not polite
rude, uncivil
adj. lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
ugly
adj. displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
unpleasant
adj. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
uninviting
adj. neither attractive nor tempting
repulsive, obscene, detestable, abhorrent, repugnant
adj. offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
off-putting, unappealing
adj. tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess
unsightly
adj. unpleasant to look at; "unsightly billboards"
disagreeable, ungrateful
adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
repellent, repellant, distasteful, disgusting, disgustful, loathly, loathsome, revolting, yucky, rebarbative
adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
repellent, repellant, rebarbative
adj. serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
unattractive
adj. lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
blue, gamy, gamey, naughty, juicy, spicy, racy, risque
adj. suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
immodest
adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
foul, rank, vulgar, nasty, smutty
adj. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
sick, ill
adj. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front
adv. "He faced forward"
forward, onward, forth, thenceforth
adv. "from that time forth"
outward, outwards, towards the outside
adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
Synonyms (32)
evil, wicked
adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
hateful
adj. evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
unpalatable
adj. not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
unpleasant
adj. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
disrespectful
adj. exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
harmful
adj. causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
aggressive
adj. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
hostile
adj. characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
inartistic, unartistic
adj. lacking aesthetic sensibility;
tasteless
adj. (inaesthetic)
annoying, vexing, exasperating, infuriating, maddening
adj. extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
troubling, worrisome, untoward, disturbing, upsetting
adj. causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"
unhealthful, unhealthy, insalubrious
adj. detrimental to health
insubstantial, jejune
adj. lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"
morbid
adj. suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"
noisome, noxious
adj. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
connected, machine-accessible
adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
Antonyms (23)
off
adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
inoffensive
adj. giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant"
pleasant
adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
inoffensive, unoffending
adj. not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior"
defensive
adj. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
pleasing
adj. giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
lovely
adj. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
winning, appealing, fetching, taking
adj. very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
good, attractive
adj. capable of pleasing; "good looks"
attractive
adj. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
savory, savoury, inoffensive
adj. morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory"
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