What is another word for offense?

Common synonyms for offense include discourtesy, offence, offensive activity.

What is the plural of offense?

The plural of offense is offenses.

offense

Q: What rhymes with offense?

Words that rhyme with offense include sense, defense, defence, intense, hence, expense.

/əˈfɛns/noun2 syllables

Offense means: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others.

Synonyms for offense20

noun, as in a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

discourtesy, offence, offensive activity

noun, as in a feeling of anger caused by being offended

umbrage, offence

noun, as in the action of attacking an enemy

offence, offensive

noun, as in a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

offence

noun, as in the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

offence

also used for offense

misdoing, transgression, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, dis, put-down, slight, miff, offendedness

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Opposites of offense

defense

What does offense mean?5

noun

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

a feeling of anger caused by being offended“he took offence at my question”

the action of attacking an enemy

a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with offense?19

one syllable

sense hence fence dense tense pencespencewhencethence

two syllables

defense defence intense expense immense commence suspense incensedispensepretense

Show 40 near rhymes

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Offense in a sentence

That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!orcrist
No offense, but the sheer thought of blood sausage makes me gag.DJ_Saidez
At the slightest offense, you pick up your things and go home.AlanF_US
When you apologize, you lay the foundation for a future offense.carlosalberto
Such a deed is an offense against the law.unknown
The judge took into consideration the fact that it was his first offense.CM
Yanni had a conviction for a sex offense.Amastan
The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense.unknown

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Forms of offense

as a noun

plural: offenses