What are the opposite words for offense?
Offense refers to a violation or transgression of a law, rule or moral code. The antonyms for the word offense are compliance, obedience, and respect. Compliance refers to the act of following rules, regulations or laws. It entails adherence to guidelines and norms set out for a particular system. Obedience refers to the act of following orders or authority without questioning them. It also includes following laws and regulations set by any governing body. Respect refers to the act of showing consideration and honor towards oneself and others. It is the act of behaving in a courteous and well-mannered way towards others. In contrast to offense, these antonyms portray a positive and respectful attitude towards society and its laws.
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flattery
- cajolery,
- eyewash,
- fawning,
- flummery,
- fulsomeness,
- hokum,
- honeyed words,
- ingratiation,
- jive,
- obsequiousness,
- sycophancy,
- unctuousness,
- Cajoleries,
- Toadyism,
- eyewashes,
- pretty speeches,
- bootlickings,
- fawnings,
- flatterings,
- flummeries,
- fulsomenesses,
- hokums,
- honeyed word,
- in cense,
- in censes,
- in-cense,
- in-censes,
- ingratiations,
- jives,
- obsequiousnesses,
- pretty speech,
- soft-soap,
- soft-soaps,
- softsoap,
- softsoaps,
- sycophancies,
- toadyisms,
- trucklings,
- unctuousnesses.
- false praise, compliments
- insult, displeasure
- violation, trespass
- anger, hard feelings
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Other relevant words
- acclaim,
- accolade,
- adulation,
- affection,
- appeasement,
- applause,
- appreciation,
- approval,
- benefit,
- blamelessness,
- blessing,
- commendation,
- compliment,
- contentment,
- defence,
- defending team,
- defense,
- defensive,
- delight,
- desire,
- enjoyment,
- esteem,
- flattery,
- goodness,
- gratification,
- guard,
- guiltlessness,
- happiness,
- innocence,
- joy,
- mollification,
- morality,
- opposition,
- pacification,
- pleasure,
- praise,
- protection,
- resistance,
- righteousness,
- satisfaction,
- security,
- shelter,
- shield,
- treat,
- virtue,
- virtuousness,
- faultlessness,
- irreproachability.
Antonym of the day
out-
- Antonyms:
- in-, end-.
