as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
Costumes can’t be offensive, violent or objectionable (even if that sounds like a deadringer description of Deadpool).
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Certainly, the annals of music are filled with talented artists with objectionable lifestyles.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
There’s nothing objectionable about the fact that the world’s fifty richest people have the same total amount of wealth as the four billion poorest.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Many of the foreign students caught up in Rubio’s sweep have been accused of no crime and appear to have been targeted because the administration finds their pro-Palestinian speech objectionable.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Certainly, the annals of music are filled with talented artists with objectionable lifestyles.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
There’s nothing objectionable about the fact that the world’s fifty richest people have the same total amount of wealth as the four billion poorest.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Many of the foreign students caught up in Rubio’s sweep have been accused of no crime and appear to have been targeted because the administration finds their pro-Palestinian speech objectionable.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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Though the Dodgers and Betts have spent much of the season saying there is no correlation between the position shift and his offensive decline, Betts was more receptive to the idea Friday.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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This record offensive effort came a year after the league’s annual exhibition game was a competitive contest that pitted the U.S Olympic team against WNBA All-Stars.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Advertisement Homer auditions for the voice of the obnoxious canine and lands the gig.—
Keith Murphy,
Time,
24 July 2025
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She’s caught between her perfect match Harry (Pedro Pascal) and her obnoxious ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans).—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In his short stint in Scranton, that number has come down a hair, but still resides at an unacceptable 29.4%.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Mistakes should not be viewed as failures or unacceptable setbacks, but rather as calculated risks—necessary steps in the iterative journey of progress.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Set a Timer For particularly difficult or unpleasant tasks, set a timer for a short duration—for example, five to 30 minutes—and commit to working on that task until the time is up.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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There are telltale signs that there's too much moisture in your house, from condensation to unpleasant odors.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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