Synonyms of offenses

offenses

noun

variants or offences

plural of offense

1

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code

wartime offenses that are crimes against all of humanity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crimes
• violations
• sins
• felonies
• wrongdoings
• misdeeds
• transgressions
• errors
• trespasses
• debts
• malefactions
• misdoings
• breaches
• misdemeanors
• lawbreakings
• infringements
• misconducts
• corruptions
• hate crimes
• peccadilloes
• immoralities
• foibles
• abuses
• bias crimes
• faults
• iniquities
• misfeasances
• depravities
• debaucheries
• illegalities
• vices
• criminalities
• falls
• breaks
• downfalls
• descents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncrimes
• innocences
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities

2

as in assaults

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

combat casualties grew enormously as the weapons of offense became far more technologically advanced than defensive armor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assaults
• attacks
• offensives
• raids
• onslaughts
• aggressions
• strikes
• attempts
• charges
• blitzes
• bombardments
• incursions
• onsets
• rushes
• invasions
• counterattacks
• blitzkriegs
• bombings
• descents
• ambushes
• coups de main
• barrages
• counteroffensives
• ambuscades
• sieges
• sorties
• air raids
• forays
• sallies
• breakthroughs
• ravages
• sacks
• envelopments
• counterstrikes
• volleys
• counterassaults
• pillages
• counteraggressions
• storms
• cannonades
• fusillades
• salvos
• hails
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenses
• guards
• shields
• securities
• oppositions
• resistances
• defensives
• protections
• shelters

3

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

a diplomat never deliberately gives offense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• outrages
• sarcasms
• indignities
• affronts
• epithets
• slights
• attacks
• personalities
• names
• barbs
• slurs
• darts
• slaps
• digs
• dises
• disgraces
• abuses
• brickbats
• criticisms
• pokes
• girds
• taunts
• cuts
• put-downs
• invectives
• catcalls
• vituperations
• shames
• jeers
• gibes
• sneers
• mocks
• tortures
• quips
• disapprovals
• swipes
• opprobriums
• torments
• dishonors
• knocks
• slams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• commendations
• accolades
• praises
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

4

as in angers

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

my mother was prone to take offense even at the most innocent remark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angers
• frustrations
• resentments
• outrages
• irritations
• huffs
• indignations
• indignities
• annoyances
• perturbations
• exasperations
• griefs
• displeasures
• peeves
• piques
• agitations
• umbrages
• discomforts
• miffs
• dudgeons
• disturbances
• distresses
• aggravations
• upsets
• insults
• vexations
• ires
• affronts
• pets
• slights
• tantrums
• slurs
• tempers
• barbs
• pouts
• danders
• sulks
• digs
• botherations
• fits
• brickbats
• bothers
• slaps
• tizzies
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfactions
• pleasures
• gratifications
• delights
• mollifications
• pacifications
• appeasements
• contentments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of offenses

Donaldson’s wife, Eleanor Donaldson, 60, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offenses for witnessing the abuse and doing nothing to intervene. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

At least two other solicitor generals in Georgia, including in Fulton County, have similar programs allowing people facing minor offenses to donate to charitable causes as a form of community service. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026

This is what the best offenses in the league entail — alternating storylines that produce identical results. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Both had previously pleaded not guilty to charges involving narcoterrorism, cocaine trafficking and firearms offenses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Sun is also required to give up any of the proceeds from the export offenses. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Jackson has struggled even more according to HUDL IQ with quarterbacks completing 100% of their targets, but some of those completions have been RPOs or screens, which is why offenses only have a success rate of 50% against him. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Blagojevich was impeached, removed from office by a unanimous 59-0 Illinois Senate vote and convicted of federal corruption offenses. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

The lawsuit asks the court to find the DNA Act and its implementing regulations unconstitutional and stop the routine collection of DNA from individuals arrested for non-serious offenses, like their plaintiffs. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026