Related Words for on the offensive

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WordSyllablesCategories
offensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
attacking
x/x
Verb
counteroffensive
xxx/x
Noun
offense
x/
Noun
offence
x/
Noun
counterattack
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Noun
aggressive
x/x
Adjective
combative
x/x
Adjective
defensive
x/x
Adjective
attackers
x/x
Noun
combatting
x/x
Verb
aggression
x/x
Noun
aggressor
x/x
Noun
intercepting
xx/x
Verb
defending
x/x
Verb
launch into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
strike on
//
Phrase
initiating
x/xxx
Verb
fighting
/x
Noun
intentional
x/xx
Adjective
intent on
x//
Phrase
defences
x/x
Noun
provocative
x/xx
Adjective
open fire
/x/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
on target
//x
Phrase, Noun
operational
xx/xx
Adjective
opposing
x/x
Verb
tactically
/xxx
Adverb
unleashing
x/x
Noun
capitalize on
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Phrase
overthrowing
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Verb
defeating
x/x
Adjective
contested
x/x
Adjective
provocation
xx/x
Noun
oppositional
xx/xx
Adjective
contending
x/x
Noun
defense
x/
Noun
assertive
x/x
Adjective
forwards
/x
Noun
strategically
x/xx
Adverb
challenging
/xx
Adjective
countering
/xx
Verb
scoring
/x
Noun
action
/x
Noun
revolutionary
xx/xxx
Noun
competitive
x/xx
Adjective
open season
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
fight back
//
Phrase, Verb
under fire
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
assaulting
x/x
Verb
targeting
/xx
Verb
invading
x/x
Adjective
dominating
/xxx
Verb
play on
//
Phrase, Verb
abhorrent
x/x
Adjective
abusive
x/x
Adjective
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
advised
x/
Adjective
antipersonnel
xxxx/
Adjective
appalling
x/x
Adjective
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blitz
/
Noun, Verb
bombing
/x
Noun
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
charnel
/x
Noun, Adjective
coarse
/
Adjective
conciliatory
x/xxxx
Adjective
corpse
/
Noun, Verb
counterrevolutionary
xxxx/xxx
Adjective, Noun
crackdown
/x
Noun
crusade
x/
Noun, Verb
debacle
x/x
Noun
degrading
x/x
Noun, Adjective
demeaning
x/x
Adjective
derogatory
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
detestable
x/xx
Adjective
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
disgraceful
x/x
Adjective
disgusting
x/x
Adjective
disrespectful
xx/x
Adjective
distasteful
x/x
Adjective
drive
/
Noun, Verb
duplicitous
x/xx
Adjective
encirclement
x/xx
Noun
euphemistic
xx/x
Adjective
evasive
x/x
Adjective
flagrant
/x
Adjective
football
/x
Noun, Verb
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
garish
/x
Adjective
ghastly
/x
Adjective, Adverb
ghoulish
/x
Adjective
heinous
/x
Adjective
hideous
/xx
Adjective
horrid
/x
Adjective
horrific
x/x
Adjective
hostile
/x
Adjective, Noun
humiliating
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
hurtful
/x
Adjective
immodest
x/x
Adjective
improper
x/x
Adjective, Verb
incursion
x/x
Noun
indecent
x/x
Adjective
inhumane
xx/
Adjective
inoffensive
xx/x
Adjective
insult
x/
Noun, Verb
intrusive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
invasion
x/x
Noun
invasive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
loathsome
/x
Adjective
maneuvering
x/xx
Noun
marauding
x/x
Noun, Adjective
morbid
/x
Adjective
nauseating
/xxx
Adjective
nauseous
/x
Adjective
objectionable
x/xxx
Adjective
obnoxious
x/x
Adjective
obscene
x/
Adjective, Verb
odious
/xx
Adjective
offend
x/
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
outrageous
x/x
Adjective
predatory
/xxx
Adjective
preemptive
x/x
Adjective
prejudicial
xx/x
Adjective
proactive
//x
Adjective
push
/
Verb, Noun
raid
/
Noun, Verb
rank
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
rapprochement
xx/
Noun
repellent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
reprehensible
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
repugnant
x/x
Adjective
repulsive
x/x
Adjective
revolting
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ribald
/x
Adjective, Noun
rollback
/x
Noun, Verb
rough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
rude
/
Adjective
savory
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Adjective, Noun
savoury
x/x
Adjective, Noun
scandalous
/xx
Adjective
scornful
/x
Adjective
scurrilous
/xx
Adjective
sepulchral
xxx
Adjective
shocked
/
Adjective
shocker
/x
Noun
sickening
/xx
Adjective, Noun
sortie
/x
Noun, Verb
strike
/
Noun, Verb
stun
/
Noun, Verb
subversive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
swoop
/
Noun, Verb
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
unpatriotic
xxx/x
Adjective
unpleasant
x/x
Adjective
unsavory
x/xx
Adjective
unwholesome
x/x
Adjective
vile
/
Adjective
violative
/xxx
Adjective
war
/
Noun, Verb
wicked
/x
Adjective, Adverb