Antonyms for on the offensiveon the of·fen·sive

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1. on the offensive(p)adjective

   actively attacking

   Antonyms:
   defensive

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1. Anastasia Radina:

   Proper action for Ukraine right now, for support to Ukraine right now, would be weaponry, ukraine is constantly asking for weaponry and not only defensive weaponry, but also offensive weaponry. In our situation, this distinction between defensive and offensive is, frankly speaking, humiliating. In our situation, all weapons are defensive because we are defending our lands.

2. Randi Zuckerberg:

   He started talking to me about touching himself, kept asking me if I fantasized about the female business colleague I was traveling with, rated and commented on the women’s bodies boarding the aircraft as they walked by us, and many more equally horrifying and offensive comments.

3. Jeff Sessions:

   The fact that Attorney General Sessions is going all-in on this really is offensive to a lot of us who have been trying to reform this situation.

4. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   If America does not keep to its promises, our offensive will continue from where it left off, with a much greater determination, there is no place for the (Kurdish fighters) in Syrias future. We hope that with Russias cooperation, we will rid the region of separatist terror.

5. Dwyane Wade:

   We played a bad game, it wasn't about the offensive end. We gave up 114 points. It was all about the defensive end of the floor.

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