Offence and Offensive

Offence

Offence noun - The action of attacking an enemy.
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Synonyms for Offence

Offensive is a synonym for offence in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead a noun "Offence", when it comes to topics like assault.

Offensive

Offensive noun - The action of attacking an enemy.

Offence is a synonym for offensive in attack topic. You can use "Offence" instead a noun "Offensive", if it concerns topics such as assault.

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

How words are described

high high offence high offensive
original original offence original offensive
strong strong offence strong offensive
massive massive offence massive offensive
Other adjectives: big, serious, main, new, major, outright, overwhelming, worst, all-out, soviet, frontline.
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