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Offense

🔄 Synonyms of "Offense"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
umbragenoun	A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
discourtesynoun	Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
offensivenoun	Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
infringementnoun	A violation or breach, as of a law.
infractionnoun	(law) A minor offence, petty crime.
offencenoun	British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
misdemeanornoun	(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
misdemeanournoun	(British spelling) Alternative form of misdemeanor. [(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.]
offensive activitynoun	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

↔️ Antonyms of "Offense"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
defencenoun	The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
defensenoun	The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
defending teamnoun	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Offense"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
misdemeanournoun	(British spelling) Alternative form of misdemeanor. [(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.]
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
infringementnoun	A violation or breach, as of a law.
infractionnoun	(law) A minor offence, petty crime.
offensivenoun	(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
discourtesynoun	Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
umbragenoun	A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
misdemeanornoun	(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
offencenoun	British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
offensive activitynoun	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
offendingnoun	The act of committing an offence.
scandalnoun	An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
abusenoun	Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
transgressionnoun	A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
criminalnoun	A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
faultnoun	(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
affrontnoun	An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
contraventionnoun	The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
slurnoun	An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
insultnoun	(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.