Collocations for "offensive"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "offensive" in context.
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offensive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an offensive [person, man, woman]
- an offensive [comment, remark, reply, article]
- I find those [comments] offensive
- deeply, extremely, slightly, highly] offensive
- [delete, monitor, report] offensive content
- was using offensive [language, words]
- is [viewed, considered, taken] as offensive
- didn't mean to [be, sound, appear] offensive
- didn't [say, do] anything offensive
- is offensive to [most, some] (people)
- [possess, brandish, carry] an offensive weapon
- a [military, marine, political] offensive
- [need, time] to take the offensive
- [launched, plotted, carried out, began] the offensive
- an offensive to [defeat, retake, gain, eliminate]
- an offensive against [crime, discrimination, drugs]
'offensive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Irish
- SOB
- a piece
- arrogant
- ass
- asshole
- bastard
- bent
- bike
- bitch
- blond
- blonde
- bubble
- built
- bullshit
- call
- charm
- coaching
- cocky
- conceited
- crafty
- cripple
- cunt
- detach
- disgusting
- drunk
- dude
- fag
- faggot
- fairy
- fan
- fart
- filthy
- flying
- freak
- freaky
- frog
- fruit
- fuck
- fuck-up
- fucked
- fucking
- fudge
- full
- gay
- ghetto
- give
- ground
- hell
- holy