offenses

The word “offenses” has 3 syllables: of-fen-ses

It's pronounced as /əˈfɛnsɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for offenses?

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

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


Synonyms for offenses

  • 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 offenses

  • 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 offenses

  • 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 report highlighted various offenses committed by the suspect.Many people were surprised by the range of offenses included in the new law.
  • The judge listed all the offenses before announcing the sentence.
  • Repeat offenses often lead to harsher penalties under the law.
  • The school has strict rules to prevent any offenses related to bullying.

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

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • afflictions
  • affronts
  • aggravations
  • aggros
  • albatross
  • albatrosses
  • annoyances
  • annoyers
  • anxieties
  • botherations
  • bothers
  • bugbears
  • burdens
  • crosses
  • curses
  • discomforts
  • disturbers
  • exasperations
  • fleabites
  • frustrations
  • hang-ups
  • harassers
  • hassles
  • headaches
  • inconveniences
  • insults
  • irks
  • irritants
  • menaces
  • millstones
  • mischiefs
  • nuisances
  • offences
  • offenders
  • offenses
  • peeves
  • pests
  • pet peeves
  • pinpricks
  • plagues
  • plights
  • predicaments
  • problems
  • rubs
  • ruffles
  • sores
  • thorns
  • trials
  • tribulations
  • troubles
  • upsets
  • vexations
  • worries

sarcasms

  • abuses
  • affronts
  • attacks
  • barbs
  • brickbats
  • catcalls
  • criticisms
  • cuts
  • darts
  • digs
  • disapprovals
  • dises
  • disgraces
  • dishonors
  • disses
  • epithets
  • gibes
  • girds
  • indignities
  • insults
  • invectives
  • jeers
  • jibes
  • knocks
  • mocks
  • names
  • offences
  • offenses
  • opprobriums
  • outrages
  • personalities
  • pokes
  • put-downs
  • quips
  • shames
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slights
  • slurs
  • sneers
  • swipes
  • taunts
  • torments
  • tortures
  • vituperations

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

gaffes

  • bloomers
  • bloopers
  • blunders
  • bobbles
  • boners
  • boo-boos
  • boobs
  • bricks
  • clangers
  • clinkers
  • discourtesies
  • errors
  • familiarities
  • faults
  • faux pas
  • flubs
  • fluffs
  • foul-ups
  • fumbles
  • gaffs
  • goofs
  • howlers
  • improprieties
  • inaccuracies
  • incivilities
  • indiscretions
  • lapses
  • misapprehensions
  • miscalculations
  • miscomprehensions
  • misconceptions
  • misconstructions
  • miscues
  • misdescriptions
  • misimpressions
  • misinterpretations
  • misjudgments
  • misreadings
  • misstatements
  • missteps
  • mistakes
  • misunderstandings
  • muffs
  • offences
  • offenses
  • oversights
  • pratfalls
  • screwups
  • slips
  • slipups
  • snafus
  • solecisms
  • stumbles
  • trips

familiarities

  • blunders
  • boners
  • discourtesies
  • errors
  • faux pas
  • flubs
  • foul-ups
  • fumbles
  • gaffes
  • gaffs
  • goofs
  • howlers
  • improprieties
  • incivilities
  • indiscretions
  • lapses
  • misapprehensions
  • miscalculations
  • misconceptions
  • miscues
  • misjudgments
  • misstatements
  • missteps
  • mistakes
  • misunderstandings
  • muffs
  • offences
  • offenses
  • oversights
  • slips
  • slipups
  • solecisms
  • stumbles

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