Offensive and Placating

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

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Placating is an antonym for offensive.

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Placating adjective - Tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility.

Usage example: a placating comment that seemed to calm everyone down a bit

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Offensive is an antonym for placating.

Nearby Words: placate, placated, placatory, placable

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Placating and Offensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/placating

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