Offensive and Warring

Offensive

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

Warring and offensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warring" instead an adjective "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Warring

Warring adjective - Engaged in war.
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Offensive and warring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Warring".

Nearby Words: warrior, warred

Both words in one sentence

  • Screw the War, We're Partying! Inverted by the Viet Cong; they launch the Tet offensive during the Vietnamese New Year to surprise the Americans, who had assumed the party would halt the warring.
  • Film / Full Metal Jacket Inverted by the Viet Cong, as they launch the Tet offensive during the Vietnamese New Year to surprise the Americans, who had assumed the party would halt the warring.
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