Synonyms for offensively
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1. offensivelyadverb

   in an unpleasantly offensive manner

   "he smelled offensively unwashed"

   Synonyms:
   objectionably, obnoxiously

   Antonyms:
   inoffensively, defensively

2. offensively, objectionably, obnoxiouslyadverb

   in an obnoxious manner

   "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"

   Synonyms:
   objectionably, obnoxiously

   Antonyms:
   defensively, inoffensively

3. offensivelyadverb

   in an aggressive manner

   "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"; "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"

   Synonyms:
   objectionably, obnoxiously

   Antonyms:
   inoffensively, defensively

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1. Alvin Gentry:

   I just think we have to do a better job all together, i thought we were very stagnant offensively, and we were better defensively doing what we practice every day.

2. Jamal Murray:

   Offensively, we just didn't move the ball enough, they just ran us in that second half — layups, dunks.

3. Wayne Tinkle:

   Our guys really bought in to executing our stuff, what's cost us at times is when we get off page, do our own thing, and that adds to frustration offensively and defensively. Our guys were locked in and we made some shots.

4. Bradley Beal:

   We were late to everything, we were late on our defensive rotations. Offensively we were n’t playing fast enough or playing hard enough. They were just kicking our( butts). They got their butts kicked last night by Milwaukee and they came in tonight with a different mindset out of the gate.

5. La Russa:

   Our guys came out there smoking offensively.