objectionable

adjective

ob·​jec·​tion·​able əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce objectionable (audio)
objectionableness noun
objectionably adverb

Examples of objectionable in a Sentence

a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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The company also indicated the app lacked robust content moderation to block objectionable user-generation content. Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025 The group said school administrators and educators often opt not to fight and instead remove books from shelves or decide against potentially objectionable materials. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025 The objectionable programs in that case were not the Republican-baiting precincts of late-night television but the social taboo-breaking entertainments of Three’s Company, All in the Family and Knots Landing. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025 But so are South African actions that the United States has found objectionable. Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for objectionable

Word History

Etymology

objection + -able

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of objectionable was in 1741

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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectionable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

objectionable

adjective
ob·​jec·​tion·​able əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce objectionable (audio)
: arousing objection : offensive
uses objectionable language
objectionably adverb

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