Synonyms & related words for offense

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of offense — including offensive, misdemeanor, umbrage, felony, infraction, assault. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to offense

Explore words related to offense — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include offenseless, offensively, defensively, discourtesy, misdoing, misdemeanant, defense, defensive. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for offense

Common synonyms for offense include offensive, misdemeanor, umbrage, felony, infraction, assault, transgression, misdeed — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does offense come from?

The word offense breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fens-, from Latin fendo (“strike, ward off”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.