offensive

Entry Word:: offensive
Function:: adjective

Text: 1 causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment <I find your disrespectful attitude toward religion very offensive> <the smell of rotting food is quite offensive> Synonymsabhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, dreadful, foul, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly Related Wordsexceptionable, objectionable; disagreeable, unpleasant; contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful; unhealthy, unwholesome; execrable, lousy, miserable; atrocious, heinous, unspeakable; barbarous, unchristian, uncivilized, ungodly, unholy Near Antonymsacceptable, agreeable, attractive, delectable, delightful, desirable, likable (or likeable), pleasant, pleasing, welcome; unobjectionable; healthy, wholesome Antonymsinoffensive 2 provoking or likely to provoke protest <insensitive, offensive remarks about the plight of the homeless> — see objectionable

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