Fierce
Fierce adjective - Violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition.
Offensive and fierce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Fierce".
Nearby Words: fiercely, fierceness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Soviets' Smolensk offensive is so fierce that it is only able to start doing this in mid-August.
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However, the Christmas Offensive (which was spearheaded by the Emperor Haile Selassie himself) managed to break the Italian Army in two but failed to rout it, and it was eventually repelled after fierce fighting.
Source: Useful Notes / Fascist Italy
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Offensive and Fierce. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fierce/offensive
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