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operation vs offensive

offensive vs operation

operation and offensive both are nouns.

operation is not an adjective while offensive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
operation Yes No No No
offensive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, offensive is a hyponym of operation; that is, offensive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than operation:
  • operation: activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  • offensive: the action of attacking an enemy
Other hyponyms of operation include combined operation, maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation, campaign, military campaign, naval campaign, military mission, mission, reenforcement, reinforcement, support, attack, onrush, onset, onslaught, offence, offense, peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation, amphibious operation, information gathering, psychological operation, psyop, covert operation.
operation (noun) offensive (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body the action of attacking an enemy
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
a business especially one run on a large scale
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
process or manner of functioning or operating
the state of being in effect or being operative
operation (adjective) offensive (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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