offensively
In insulting manner
Offensively describes doing something in a way that causes offense or disgust: He spoke offensively about her family.
It also means in an attacking manner rather than defensive: The team played offensively from the opening whistle.
In sports contexts, it relates to scoring rather than preventing scores: They struggled offensively all season.
Offensive remark or action
- slurInsulting group label
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
taunt · ridicule · denigrate · disparage · profanity · vulgarity · crudely · obscenely
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- invadeEnter by force
- raidSudden armed incursion
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
onslaught · charge · strike · blitz · ambush · storm · advance · push
Tending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- controversialCausing public dispute
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
scandalous · polarizing · confrontational · taunting · trolling · antagonizing · goading · baiting
Offensive or illegal
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- unsportsmanlikeContrary to athletic ethics
- unsportingLacking fair play ethics
- violationBreaking of rules
infraction · flagrant · technical · ejection · misconduct · illegal · interference · encroachment
insult
Offensive remark or action
belittle · taunt · ridicule · denigrate · disparage · profanity · vulgarity · crudely · obscenely · lewdly
assault
Violent offensive act
incursion · onslaught · charge · strike · blitz · ambush · storm · advance · push · thrust
inflammatory
Tending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- controversialCausing public dispute
- shockingCausing intense surprise
outrageous · scandalous · polarizing · confrontational · taunting · trolling · antagonizing · goading · baiting · agitating
foul
Offensive or illegal
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- unsportsmanlikeContrary to athletic ethics
- unsportingLacking fair play ethics
violation · infraction · flagrant · technical · ejection · misconduct · illegal · interference · encroachment · offsides
offensivelyinoffensively
Without causing displeasure
politely · courteously · respectfully · graciously · tactfully
offensivelyattractively
In a pleasing manner
pleasantly · beautifully · pleasingly · appealingly · tastefully
- offensive lineFootball's protective forward squad
- offensive foulsViolations by attacking player
- offensive strategyPlan for aggression
- offensive languageHurtful or vulgar speech
- charm offensiveCalculated effort to please
- offensive remarksLanguage meant to hurt
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