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object
Synonyms and Antonyms of object
- I kept tripping over countless little objects scattered about the darkened room
dingus, doohickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatnot
accessory (also accessary), accompaniment, bauble, curio
gaud, gewgaw (also geegaw), knickknack (also nicknack), novelty, ornamental, spangle, token, trinket
- trying to determine whether communication with the dead is an object for study, a hoax, or a figment of the imagination
- the object of this course is to teach you algebra
Synonym Discussion of object
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- announced his intention to marry
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- the clear intent of the statute
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- being successful was her purpose in life
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- the order of events came by accident, not design
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- her aim was to raise film to an art form
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- willing to use any means to achieve his end
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- his constant object was the achievement of pleasure
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- their objective is to seize the oil fields
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- worked years to reach her goals
object
Synonyms and Antonyms of object
- they objected to the conductor's insistence that their train tickets were not valid
conflict, debate, dispute, hassle, quarrel, squabble, wrangle
beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, keen, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
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