The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

Colloq miff, put (someone's) back up, put (someone's) nose out
of joint, tread or step on (someone's) toes, put (someone) out,
rattle: I hope you weren't offended by my saying that you could
do with losing some weight. 2 disgust, sicken, turn (someone's)
stomach, nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, Colloq turn (someone)
off: I, for one, am offended by seeing explicit sex on
television.
offender n. criminal, malefactor, lawbreaker, outlaw, wrongdoer,
culprit, miscreant, transgressor, sinner, evil-doer, Slang
crook: I don't know if they apprehended the offender.
offensive adj. 1 antagonistic, hostile, contentious, quarrelsome,
attacking, aggressive, threatening, provocative, combative,
martial, belligerent, warlike, bellicose: The minute the enemy
made an offensive move, we attacked. 2 insulting, rude,
disrespectful, uncivil, insolent, discourteous, impolite,
unmannerly, impertinent, impudent, objectionable, displeasing:
Nigel has been asked to leave because of his offensive
behaviour. 3 disgusting, unsavoury, unpalatable, nauseating,
nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, repugnant, repulsive,
repellent, revolting, abominable, foul, loathsome, vile,
sickening, fetid or foetid, rank, malodorous, mephitic, putrid,
putrescent, putrefying, rancid, rotten: An offensive stench
emanated from the stagnant pond.
--n. 4 attack, offence: At last, our team was on the
offensive. 5 attack, onslaught, drive, assault, offence, push:
The offensive to capture the arsenal will be launched at dawn
tomorrow.
offer v. 1 proffer, propose, tender, bid: They offered twice what I
had paid for it. She offered to buy my old car. 2 make
available, present, tender, put on the market, sell, put up for
sale, put up, furnish: The supermarket is offering lettuce at
half price. 3 proffer, provide, submit, put forward or forth,
advance, tender, extend, make; suggest: Can you offer a
suggestion for improving office efficiency? He offered to forget
the whole thing if I paid him œ1000. 4 volunteer, present
oneself, step or come forward: I offered to help with her
luggage.
--n. 5 proposal, bid, tender, offering: She said she would