offensive vs counteroffensive

counteroffensive vs offensive

offensive and counteroffensive both are nouns.

offensive is an adjective but counteroffensive is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
offensive	Yes	Yes	No	No
counteroffensive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counteroffensive is a hyponym of offensive; that is, counteroffensive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offensive:

offensive: the action of attacking an enemy
counteroffensive: a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force

Other hyponyms of offensive include dirty war, push back, rollback.

offensive (noun)	counteroffensive (noun)
the action of attacking an enemy	a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force

offensive (adjective)	counteroffensive (adjective)
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
causing anger or annoyance
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
morally offensive
violating or tending to violate or offend against
causing or able to cause nausea

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