Offensive
Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Prohibited and offensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibited" instead an adjective "Offensive".
Prohibited
Prohibited adjective - That may not be permitted.
Offensive and prohibited are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Prohibited".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Japanese versions could do so as well, except that Tomahawks (even the anti-ship version) are deemed to be prohibited "offensive" weapons and thus the JMSDF doesn't have any.
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The police station's swear box has a list of prohibited swear words, each of which is bowdlerized — except the most offensive one.
Source: T-Word Euphemism -
The police station's swear box has a list of prohibited swear words and the corresponding fine, each of which is bowdlerized—except the most offensive one.
Source: Film / Hot Fuzz
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Prohibited and Offensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/prohibited
Offensive & Prohibited. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/prohibited>.
Prohibited or Offensive. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/offensive/prohibited.
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