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be offensive

VERB
stink
Synonyms
STRONG
funk offend reek
WEAK
be rotten have an odor smell up stink to high heaven
Antonyms
WEAK
perfume
VERB
stink
Synonyms
STRONGEST
smell
WEAK
be abhorrent be detestable be held in disrepute be no good be rotten have a bad name
Antonyms
WEAK
be excellent be good

Example Sentences

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There was also the news that council districts in Northern England had instructed schoolteachers not to encourage children in classrooms to draw any pictures that might be offensive to Muslims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Paul Scholes says an Instagram story post about Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick was "in no way intended to be offensive" towards his former team-mate.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Yet the BBC did catch and remove a remark by “My Father’s Shadow” director Akinola Davies Jr. that it found to be offensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Spectrum WT sued, arguing that drag wasn’t designed to be offensive and portraying it as a celebration of many things, including “queerness, gender, acceptance, love and especially femininity.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

He had flushed and glanced suspiciously towards him, fancying that the man was trying to be offensive.

From Mortal Coils by Huxley, Aldous