offensively
4
4.0
- adverb
- /əˈfɛnsɪvli/
- Offensive
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agresivamente
- She argued offensively, aiming to provoke a reaction from her opponent in the debate.
- used offensively
One thing I think too that people need to understand is whoever your CFO is, they're going to be thinking either offensively or defensively and.
- One thing I think too that people need to understand is whoever your CFO is, they're going to be thinking either offensively or defensively and.
- So like offensively, they have way more freedom.
Examples
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So, for every game like this, there'll be a couple where he just won't be effective offensively.
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" If we do everything we're supposed to do offensively and defensively and work together, everything else just falls into place.
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One thing is for sure: he has had a huge impact offensively in the last couple of months.
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I want to open up this game offensively.
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"But if we get him going offensively, we have a chance he can be a dynamic offensive player for us."
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We could have done some more things offensively, and I just told Brent, I said, 'Let's go win the game.'
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Q: With Aaron Hernandez being injured, how does it affect what you can do offensively going forward?
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The Bearcats ran for 272 yards and pretty much had their way offensively.
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The Lakers' steady ball movement, along with their success offensively, outweighed the multiple defensive errors.
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The Terriers found a groove offensively right before the half and engineered a 12-play, 85-yard scoring drive.
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Synonyms
126
4.9
In a forceful way that shows readiness to attack or argue
44
2.8
In a harsh, angry way when speaking to someone
34
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
25
1.3
In a way that is not polite and shows no respect
10
7.1
In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble
8
8.4
Very bold and rude in a way that forces people to notice
8
6.8
In a way that tries to make people react strongly
3
5.5
In a way that shows you might hurt or scare someone
2
7.6
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
5.9
In a rude way that tries to hurt someone's feelings
2
6.3
In a cruel way that often uses hurtful words or actions
2
7.5
In a forceful way that shows someone is ready to fight for a cause
1
7.4
In an unfriendly way that shows anger or dislike
1
7.6
In a rude way that shows no respect for people in charge
1
4.2
In a rude way that shows little respect for others
1
8.1
In a way that shows anger and strong disagreement
1
7.8
In a very strong and unpleasant way that is easy to notice
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
In an angry, aggressive way that rejects other people's ideas
In a way that shows you are ready to argue or fight
In a way that uses others to get money or power
To criticise someone using very harsh, insulting words
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
To try to annoy someone or make them react
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
Antonyms
How Aggressive
2
7.6
126
4.9
- Offensive
4
4.0
38
3.6
70
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Offensively in the sense of 'in an attacking way' comes from the same root that meant 'to strike', the same root you see in defend. That's why to act offensively is to attack or move forward rather than to wait and protect.