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offending

ADJECTIVE

delinquent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

derelict in arrears tardy

STRONG

behind criminal slack

WEAK

blamable blameworthy careless censurable culpable defaultant disregardful guilty lax neglectful negligent procrastinating red-handed remiss reprehensible shabby

Antonyms

WEAK

behaving careful punctual responsible

ADJECTIVE

errant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberrant erratic stray unorthodox wayward

WEAK

deviating devious drifting errable erring fallible heretic meandering misbehaving mischievous miscreant naughty off straight and narrow rambling ranging roaming roving shifting sinning straying unreliable wandering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normal

WEAK

correct righteous

ADJECTIVE

guilty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convicted culpable liable remorseful responsible sorry wrong

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accusable caught censurable censured chargeable condemned conscience-stricken contrite convictable criminal damned delinquent depraved doomed erring evil felonious hangdog impeached in error in the wrong incriminated iniquitous judged licentious on one's head out of line proscribed regretful reprehensible rueful sentenced sheepish sinful wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good immune irresponsible right

WEAK

guiltless innocent moral sinless truthful

ADJECTIVE

offensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhorrent abusive annoying distasteful embarrassing horrible irritating objectionable obnoxious outrageous reprehensible repugnant repulsive rude shocking

STRONG

cutting evil foul gross repellent

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biting detestable disagreeable discourteous dreadful ghastly grisly hideous horrid impertinent insolent invidious nauseating odious off-color opprobrious revolting rotten stinking terrible uncivil unmannerly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable delightful good kind nice pleasant pleasing respectful soothing welcome

STRONG

clean honest moral

WEAK

defending defensive guarding

ADJECTIVE

opprobrious

Synonyms

WEAK

abasing calumniatory contemptuous contumelious damaging debasing defamatory defaming denigrating depreciative derogative despicable despiteful detractive disgracing dishonoring disparaging humiliating hurting injuring injurious insolent insulting invective libeling malevolent malign malignant maligning notorious offensive pejorative reproaching reviling scandalous scurrilous shaming spiteful truculent vile vitriolic vituperative vulgar

Antonyms

WEAK

complimentary flattering kind nice praising

ADJECTIVE

scurrilous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defamatory indecent insulting lewd obscene outrageous salacious scandalous slanderous

WEAK

abusive coarse contumelious dirty filthy foul gross infamous invective low nasty offensive opprobrious raunchy ribald scabrous shameless smutty truculent vituperative vituperatory vituperous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean decent moral pure

WEAK

polite upright

Example Sentences

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Lady Donaldson denies five charges relating to aiding and abetting his alleged offending.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In a statement, police said it took "all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of inquiry".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

It own investigation into "individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al-Fayed remains active", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It said its own investigation into "individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al-Fayed remains active".

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Rising to my full height—a spectacle in itself—I looked down upon the offending policeman and crushed him with a comment which, fortunately, he failed to understand.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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