Detractive
Detractive adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Offensive and detractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Detractive".
Offensive
Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Detractive and offensive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detractive" instead an adjective "Offensive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and detractive
- obnoxious and offensive
- rude and detractive
- rude and offensive
- vulgar and detractive
- vulgar and offensive
- unpleasant and detractive
- unpleasant and offensive
- odious and detractive
- odious and offensive
- hateful and detractive
- hateful and offensive
- opprobrious and detractive
- opprobrious and offensive
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