Offensive and Obnoxious

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

Usage example: the smell of rotting food is quite offensive

Obnoxious is a synonym for offensive in repulsive topic. In some cases you can use "Obnoxious" instead an adjective "Offensive", when it comes to topics like disrespectful, unpleasant, disgusting, dubious. popular alternative

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

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Obnoxious adjective – Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: an obnoxious law that was widely flouted and engendered a whole new level of criminal activity

Offensive is a synonym for obnoxious in repulsive topic. You can use "Offensive" instead the word "Obnoxious" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as unpleasant, loathsome, dubious. popular alternative

Nearby Word: obnoxiously

manner	offensive manner	obnoxious manner
type	offensive type	obnoxious type
way	offensive way	obnoxious way
characters	offensive characters	obnoxious characters
Other nouns: version, player, examples, comments.

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