Offending Synonyms and Antonyms

Displease, insult
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. displeasing
Antonyms:
  1. pleasing
  2. complimenting
  3. delighting
Cause to feel resentment or indignation
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. piquing
  2. outraging
  3. miffing
  4. insulting
  5. huffing
  6. affronting
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. breaking
  2. breaching
  3. violating
  4. transgressing
Offending against or breaking a law or rule
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. unoffending

Words Related to Offending

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Offending Sentence Examples

  • He specially abstained from offending their religious susceptibilities.

  • He tried to grab her once, but the offending hand was swatted away.

  • Helene was faced by a new problem--how to preserve her intimacy with both without offending either.

  • This power also to be in the body of the Church whereof the partyes so offending and persisting are members."

  • Ordinarily she would have thumped him on top of the head or yelled, but fearful of offending a customer, she tolerated his invasion of her space.

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