Offending and Unoffending

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Offending adjective - Offending against or breaking a law or rule.

Usage example: contracts offending against the statute were canceled

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Unoffending is an antonym for offending.

Nearby Words: offend, offended, offender

Unoffending adjective - Not offending.

Usage example: an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped

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Offending is an antonym for unoffending.

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Unoffending and Offending. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offending/unoffending

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