Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 7 compound words that contain offensive. The most common are listed below. Open offensive in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- offensive lineThe five players of the team possessing the ball comprising the center, the left and right offensive guards, and the left and right offensive tackles who are positioned around the ball at the line of scrimmage.
- Offensive content
- counter-offensiveAn attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.
- Offensive Coordinator
- Offensive language
- take the offensiveTo attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.
- charm offensiveA campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.
- offensive foulA foul committed by a member of the team with possession of the ball.
- taken the offensivepast participle of take the offensive: To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.
- takes the offensivethird-person singular simple present indicative of take the offensive: To attack instead of defending; to be bold and proactive.
- taking the offensivepresent participle and gerund of take the offensive
- took the offensivesimple past of take the offensive
- offensive tackleA lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions.
- offensive guardA lineman for the team in possession of the ball located on either side of the center and inside of the offensive tackles.
- offensive linesplural of offensive line: The five players of the team possessing the ball comprising the center, the left and right offensive guards, and the left and right offensive tackles who are positioned around the ball at the line of scrimmage.
- offensive tacklesplural of offensive tackle: A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions.
- offensive and defensive alliance
- offensive foulsplural of offensive foul: A foul committed by a member of the team with possession of the ball.
- prawn cocktail offensivea strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance
- offensive zoneThe ice between the opposing team's blue line and their end board.
- offensive to pious earsDescribing a doctrine or proposition that is not heretical, but formulated improperly or ambiguously and hence liable to cause scandal. A formal censure.
- non-offensiveNot offensive.
- offensive backA player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.
- offensive zonesplural of offensive zone: The ice between the opposing team's blue line and their end board.
- offensive guardsplural of offensive guard: A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located on either side of the center and inside of the offensive tackles.
Compound words 7
- overoffensiveExcessively offensive.
- cyberoffensiveA military offensive carried out by computer network, as part of cyberwarfare.
- superoffensiveA particularly powerful military offensive.
- counteroffensiveUS spelling of counter-offensive.
- offensivenessThe quality of being offensive.
- nonoffensiveAlternative spelling of non-offensive: Not offensive.
- offensivenessesplural of offensiveness: The quality of being offensive.