offences

The word “offences” has 3 syllables: of-fenc-es

It's pronounced as /əˈfɛnsɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for offences?

In the thesaurus, “offences” has 161 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for offences along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for offences

  • abuses
  • affronts
  • aggravations
  • aggressions
  • agitations
  • air raids
  • ambuscades
  • ambushes
  • angers
  • annoyances
  • assaults
  • attacks
  • attempts
  • barbs
  • barrages
  • bias crimes
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • bombardments
  • bombings
  • botherations
  • bothers
  • breaches
  • breaks
  • breakthroughs
  • brickbats
  • cannonades
  • catcalls
  • charges
  • corruptions
  • counter-aggressions
  • counter-assaults
  • counter-attacks
  • counter-strikes
  • counteraggressions
  • counterassaults
  • counterattacks
  • counteroffensives
  • counterstrikes
  • coups de main
  • crimes
  • criminalities
  • criticisms
  • cuts
  • danders
  • darts
  • debaucheries
  • debts
  • depravities
  • descents
  • digs
  • disapprovals
  • discomforts
  • dises
  • disgraces
  • dishonors
  • displeasures
  • disses
  • distresses
  • disturbances
  • downfalls
  • dudgeons
  • envelopments
  • epithets
  • errors
  • exasperations
  • falls
  • faults
  • felonies
  • fits
  • foibles
  • forays
  • frustrations
  • fusillades
  • gibes
  • girds
  • griefs
  • hails
  • hate crimes
  • huffs
  • illegalities
  • immoralities
  • incursions
  • indignations
  • indignities
  • infringements
  • iniquities
  • insults
  • invasions
  • invectives
  • ires
  • irritations
  • jeers
  • jibes
  • knocks
  • lawbreakings
  • malefactions
  • miffs
  • misconducts
  • misdeeds
  • misdemeanors
  • misdoings
  • misfeasances
  • mocks
  • names
  • offensives
  • onsets
  • onslaughts
  • opprobriums
  • outrages
  • peccadilloes
  • peccadillos
  • peeves
  • personalities
  • perturbations
  • pets
  • pillages
  • piques
  • pokes
  • pouts
  • put-downs
  • quips
  • raids
  • ravages
  • resentments
  • rushes
  • sacks
  • sallies
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • sarcasms
  • shames
  • sieges
  • sins
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slights
  • slurs
  • sneers
  • sorties
  • storms
  • strikes
  • sulks
  • swipes
  • tantrums
  • taunts
  • tempers
  • tizzies
  • torments
  • tortures
  • transgressions
  • trespasses
  • umbrages
  • upsets
  • vexations
  • vices
  • violations
  • vituperations
  • volleys
  • whammies
  • wrongdoings

Antonyms for offences

  • acclaim
  • accolades
  • adulations
  • appeasements
  • applauses
  • commendations
  • compliments
  • contentments
  • defenses
  • defensives
  • delights
  • flatteries
  • gratifications
  • guards
  • impeccabilities
  • innocences
  • irreproachabilities
  • mollifications
  • moralities
  • noncrimes
  • oppositions
  • pacifications
  • pleasures
  • praises
  • protections
  • resistances
  • satisfactions
  • securities
  • shelters
  • shields
  • virtues

Meanings of offences

  • noun
    1. The act of offending:.
    2. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
    3. A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
    4. The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

Example Sentences

  • The judge reviewed all the offences before passing the final verdict.
  • Some minor offences can be resolved with a fine rather than jail time.
  • The school has a zero-tolerance policy for any offences related to bullying.
  • Repeat offences will lead to harsher penalties for the defendant.
  • The government has introduced new laws to reduce cyber offences.

On this page you'll find 192 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to offences, such as: abuses, acclaim, accolades, adulations, affronts, aggravations, aggressions.

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Related Words

illegalities

  • abuses
  • bias crimes
  • breaches
  • breaks
  • corruptions
  • crimes
  • criminalities
  • debaucheries
  • debts
  • depravities
  • descents
  • downfalls
  • errors
  • falls
  • faults
  • felonies
  • foibles
  • hate crimes
  • immoralities
  • infringements
  • iniquities
  • lawbreakings
  • malefactions
  • misconducts
  • misdeeds
  • misdemeanors
  • misdoings
  • misfeasances
  • offences
  • offenses
  • peccadilloes
  • peccadillos
  • sins
  • transgressions
  • trespasses
  • vices
  • violations
  • wrongdoings

debts

attacks

  • abuse
  • abuses
  • access
  • accesses
  • addresses
  • advance
  • affronts
  • aggress
  • aggression
  • aggressions
  • agitations
  • ailment
  • air raids
  • ambuscades
  • ambush
  • ambushes
  • approaches
  • asperses
  • assail
  • assailing
  • assailment
  • assails
  • assault
  • assaults
  • attempts
  • bad-mouths
  • barrage
  • barrages
  • bash
  • bashes
  • bat
  • batters
  • bean
  • beat
  • beats up on
  • belabors
  • beleaguers
  • belittles
  • belligerence
  • berate
  • berates
  • beset
  • besets
  • besiege
  • besieges
  • biff
  • blackguards
  • blame
  • blasphemes
  • blast
  • blasts
  • blister
  • blitz
  • blitzes
  • blitzkrieg
  • blitzkriegs
  • boff
  • bombard
  • bombardments
  • bombards
  • bombings
  • bombs
  • boot
  • bop
  • bout
  • bouts
  • brain
  • brainstorms
  • breakdown
  • breakdowns
  • breakthroughs
  • buckle down
  • buffets
  • bum-rushes
  • bushwhacks
  • bust
  • calumny
  • cannonades
  • cannons
  • cases
  • castigates
  • censure
  • charge
  • charges
  • chastises
  • chides
  • chop down
  • clip
  • clock
  • club
  • collapses
  • combat
  • combativeness
  • convulsion
  • convulsions
  • cook
  • counter-aggressions
  • counter-assaults
  • counter-attacks
  • counter-strikes
  • counteraggressions
  • counterassaults
  • counterattacks
  • counteroffensives
  • counterstrikes
  • coups de main
  • criticism
  • criticize
  • criticizes
  • curses
  • deal with
  • defilement
  • denigration
  • denunciation
  • descents
  • dirty deed
  • disease
  • disparages
  • dive into
  • drive
  • eclampsias
  • encounter
  • encroachment
  • envelopments
  • envelops
  • excoriates
  • execrates
  • faces
  • failure
  • fit
  • fits
  • flanks
  • flies at
  • foray
  • forays
  • frenzies
  • fulminates
  • fusillades
  • goes at
  • hails
  • harangues
  • harasses
  • harm
  • harries
  • has at
  • hit
  • hurt
  • illness
  • imprecates
  • impugn
  • impugnment
  • incursion
  • incursions
  • infiltrate
  • initiative
  • inroad
  • insults
  • intervention
  • intrusion
  • invade
  • invades
  • invasion
  • invasions
  • irruption
  • jump
  • kick
  • knock block off
  • knock cold
  • knock for a loop
  • lambastes
  • lambasts
  • larrup
  • lay into
  • lay siege to
  • libel
  • libels
  • light into
  • lights into
  • loots
  • malign
  • mobs
  • molest
  • mug
  • mugging
  • mugs
  • nukes
  • offences
  • offense
  • offenses
  • offensive
  • offensives
  • onrush
  • onset
  • onsets
  • onslaught
  • onslaughts
  • outbreak
  • overruns
  • overwhelm
  • pangs
  • paroxysm
  • paroxysms
  • pillages
  • pitches in
  • pitches into
  • plasters
  • plunders
  • plunge into
  • potshots
  • pounce upon
  • presses
  • profanes
  • prostrations
  • pugnacity
  • punch
  • pursues
  • push
  • puts down
  • raid
  • raids
  • rape
  • ravages
  • rebukes
  • recurrences
  • refute
  • relapse
  • relapses
  • reprimands
  • reprove
  • revile
  • reviles
  • robs
  • rounds on
  • rush
  • rushes
  • sacks
  • sails into
  • sallies
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • savages
  • scathes
  • scolds
  • seizure
  • seizures
  • set to
  • set upon
  • sets at
  • sets on
  • sets upon
  • shoot down
  • sicks
  • sics
  • sieges
  • skirmish
  • slams
  • slander
  • slanders
  • slog
  • slurs
  • soak
  • sorties
  • spasm
  • spasms
  • spell
  • spells
  • stab
  • start in on
  • storm
  • storming
  • storms
  • stretch
  • strike
  • strikes
  • stroke
  • surprises
  • surprizes
  • swarms
  • tackle
  • tackles
  • take the offensive
  • take up
  • takes up
  • tear into
  • tears into
  • throe
  • throes
  • thrust
  • ties into
  • traduces
  • trashes
  • turn on
  • turns
  • undertakes
  • vilification
  • vilifies
  • vilify
  • violation
  • vituperates
  • volley
  • volleys
  • wallop
  • waylays
  • whammies
  • whips
  • whop

raids

  • aggressions
  • air raids
  • ambuscades
  • ambushes
  • assails
  • assaults
  • attacks
  • attempts
  • barrages
  • batters
  • battles
  • beats up on
  • beleaguers
  • besets
  • besieges
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • blockades
  • bombardments
  • bombards
  • bombings
  • bombs
  • breakthroughs
  • buffets
  • bum-rushes
  • bushwhacks
  • cannonades
  • cannons
  • charges
  • combats
  • conquers
  • counter-aggressions
  • counter-assaults
  • counter-attacks
  • counter-strikes
  • counteraggressions
  • counterassaults
  • counterattacks
  • counteroffensives
  • counterstrikes
  • coups de main
  • crushes
  • descents
  • despoils
  • dominates
  • encroaches
  • envelopments
  • envelops
  • fights
  • flanks
  • flies at
  • forays
  • fusillades
  • garrisons
  • goes at
  • hails
  • harasses
  • harries
  • incursions
  • infringes
  • inroads
  • invades
  • invasions
  • invests
  • irruptions
  • lights into
  • loots
  • marauds
  • mobs
  • mugs
  • nukes
  • occupies
  • offences
  • offenses
  • offensives
  • onsets
  • onslaughts
  • overcomes
  • overpowers
  • overruns
  • overwhelms
  • pillages
  • pitches into
  • plasters
  • plunders
  • presses
  • ransacks
  • ravages
  • robs
  • rounds on
  • rushes
  • sacks
  • sallies
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • sets at
  • sets on
  • sets upon
  • sicks
  • sics
  • sieges
  • sorties
  • storms
  • strikes
  • strips
  • subdues
  • subjects
  • subjugates
  • surprises
  • surprizes
  • swarms
  • tears into
  • traps
  • trashes
  • trespasses
  • vanquishes
  • volleys
  • waylays
  • whammies

offensives

  • aggressions
  • air raids
  • ambuscades
  • ambushes
  • assaults
  • attacks
  • attempts
  • barrages
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • bombardments
  • bombings
  • breakthroughs
  • cannonades
  • charges
  • counter-aggressions
  • counter-assaults
  • counter-attacks
  • counter-strikes
  • counteraggressions
  • counterassaults
  • counterattacks
  • counteroffensives
  • counterstrikes
  • coups de main
  • descents
  • envelopments
  • forays
  • fusillades
  • hails
  • incursions
  • invasions
  • offences
  • offenses
  • onsets
  • onslaughts
  • pillages
  • raids
  • ravages
  • rushes
  • sacks
  • sallies
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • sieges
  • sorties
  • storms
  • strikes
  • volleys
  • whammies

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