OFFENSIVE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 720 solutions for 'OFFENSIVE' with 3 to 18 letters.
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The clue "offensive" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on September 23, 2023. The correct answer for this puzzle is "ABUSIVE", a 7-letter word.

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OFFENSIVE with 8 letters
CHOLERIC
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CHURLISH
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CHURNING
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CONTRARY
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CRAWLING
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CRIPPLED
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CRITICAL
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DAMAGING
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DAMNABLE
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DEBASING
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DEFORMED
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DEPRAVED
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DERISIVE
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DETACHED
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DISEASED
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DISLIKED
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DREADFUL
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DUELLING
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ENORMOUS
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FACTIOUS
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FIGHTING
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FLAGRANT
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FLYBLOWN
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GHOULISH
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GRIEVOUS
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GRINDING
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GRUESOME
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HORRIBLE
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IMPOLITE
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IMPROPER
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IMPUDENT
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INCENSED
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INDECENT
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INFAMOUS
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INFECTED
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INFLAMED
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INIMICAL
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INJURING
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INSOLENT
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INVASION
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JINGOISH
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JINGOIST
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MAVERICK
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MENACING
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MEPHITIC
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MILDEWED
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MILITANT
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MILITARY
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MINATORY
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MUTINOUS
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NAUSEANT
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NAUSEOUS
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NIDOROUS
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OPPOSING
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OUTRAGED
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OVERKILL
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OVERRIPE
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PERSONAL
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PETULANT
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PITIABLE
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PITILESS
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POLLUTED
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PROFANED
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PROVOKED
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PRURIENT
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RESERVED
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REVILING
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SCORNFUL
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SCURRILE
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SHAMEFUL
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SHOCKING
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SMELLFUL
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SMELLING
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SNAPPISH
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SNEERING
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SPITEFUL
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STINKING
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STRIDENT
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SUPERIOR
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TACTLESS
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TERRIBLE
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TORTUOUS
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TWISTING
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UNCHASTE
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UNGENTLE
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UNSAVORY
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UNSEEMLY
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UNWANTED
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VENGEFUL
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VOLATILE
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VOLCANIC
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WOUNDING
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WRATHFUL
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WRETCHED
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WRONGFUL
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OFFENSIVE with 9 letters
ABHORRENT
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AFFECTING
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AFFLICTED
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ALIENATED
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ANOMALOUS
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Top answers for OFFENSIVE crossword clue from newspapers

ABUSIVE
OBSCENE
NOISOME

Definition of offensive

  • violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

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Solution ABUSIVE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ABUSIVE is 7 letters long. We have 112 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "OFFENSIVE"?

There are 720 solutions. The longest is DIVERSIONARY ATTACK with 18 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 18 letters long.

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AN OFFENSIVE OR DISPARAGING EXPRESSION THAT IS SUBSTITUTED FOR AN INOFFENSIVE ONE
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A SWIFT AND VIOLENT MILITARY OFFENSIVE WITH INTENSIVE AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
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Offensive, in a way
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Military offensive
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Remove offensive material from a text
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HAVE offensive smell
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Potentially offensive, briefly
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Offensively bold
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Olfactorily offensive
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OFFENSIVE action
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More offensive
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Offensive smell
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