Offensive
Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the smell of rotting food is quite offensive
Off-putting is a synonym for offensive in unpleasant topic. In some cases you can use "Off-putting" instead an adjective "Offensive".
Off-putting
Off-putting adjective - Tending to repel.
Offensive is a synonym for off-putting in unpleasant topic. You can use "Offensive" instead an adjective phrase "Off-putting", if it concerns topics such as forbidding, ominous.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and offensive
- obnoxious and off-putting
- repulsive and offensive
- repulsive and off-putting
- foul and offensive
- foul and off-putting
- unpleasant and offensive
- unpleasant and off-putting
- loathsome and offensive
- loathsome and off-putting
- disgusting and offensive
- disgusting and off-putting
- repellent and offensive
- repellent and off-putting
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Off-putting and Offensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/off-putting
Offensive & Off-putting. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/off-putting>.
Off-putting or Offensive. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/off-putting.
