Advancing and Offensive

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Advancing adjective - Moving forward.

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Offensive and advancing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Advancing".

Nearby Words: advance, advanced, advancement, advancer

Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

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Advancing and offensive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advancing" instead an adjective "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

However, much complaint from the competitive gaming community led to the nerf being reverted a week later (airbursting stickies while advancing is a common offensive tactic).

Source: Game Breaker / Team Fortress 2
On the offensive anti-tank guns would be deployed on an open flank to cover an advancing unit from a counterattack by tanks.

Source: Useful Notes / Modern Battlefield Weapons
Wizards' Epic Spells aren't very powerful, with only the defensive ones being any good, while all their offensive magic loses with static damage against ever-advancing hitpoints.

Source: Video Game / Neverwinter Nights

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