Offensive and Siege

Offensive

Offensive noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Usage example: the primary offensive by the ground forces will commence at dawn tomorrow

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Siege and offensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Siege" instead a noun "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Siege noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.

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Offensive and siege are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead a noun "Siege".

Nearby Words: sieged, sieging

original	original offensive	original siege
initial	initial offensive	initial siege
entire	entire offensive	entire siege
successful	successful offensive	successful siege
Other adjectives: violent, massive, big, infamous, main, new, final, desperate, last, failed, sustained.

Meanwhile he begins massing troops for a summer offensive to lift the siege of Leningrad and liberate central Ukraine.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa
Because of this, Dwarven armies shine in offensive and defensive siege battles, but struggle in open battles.

Source: A Commander Is You
However, the Germans have already persuaded Hitler to initiate a battle for Leningrad (using heavy artillery redeployed from the also-ongoing siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea) and launch an offensive in the Ukraine as well.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa

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