object (to)

verb

Definition of object (to)next
1
as in to tut (over or about)

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2
as in to quarrel (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for object (to)
  1. scorn
  2. protest
  3. reject
  4. complain
  5. dislike
  6. reprobate
  7. disfavor
  8. criticize
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  • The target of the anger and scorn in all the insulting posters, slogans, and graffiti of the protest zone was not the education minister but Modi himself.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Now that the Chicago Bears have scorned Portage’s bid to build a stadium on the city’s north side, the Redevelopment Commission plans to repackage the site before offering it to other developers.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of scorn
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  • Mukhopadhyay said the minister’s resignation has made people less fearful of protesting against a government that critics have long accused of suppressing dissent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Students at Willa Cather Elementary School hold their fists up to protest school closures as thousands gather at Union Park before marching to Grant Park for the May Day march on May 1, 2025, in Chicago.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of protest
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  • The family’s case was rejected — despite being first and second generation, and despite Pedro Monasterios and his children having been recognized as citizens just a few years earlier.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Recently, the Pulaski County Quorum Court rejected a measure that would have established a 12-month moratorium on new data centers within unincorporated areas of the county.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of reject
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  • Parents keep complaining to me that their kids are sedentary at school, even though humans need to keep moving throughout the day to be healthy.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from social media posts complaining about the war’s fallout and some grumbling from oligarchs about the Kremlin seizing their assets, there are still no signs of any widespread popular unrest against Vladimir Putin’s regime.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of complain
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  • That's the real story, not that a left-wing discredited expert disliked a Republican president who contradicted him.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • The team's true character, now perceived as aggrieved and disliked internationally, is fully exposed.
    — Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of dislike
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  • Gasoline is dirty, smelly, toxic, and environmentally reprobate.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of reprobate
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  • About seven years ago, Parviz Afshari—Sam’s father—lived in Karaj and worked for a conglomerate whose essential purpose was to confiscate private property from dissidents, ethnic minorities, and other people disfavored by the government.
    — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
  • Although a decreasing majority of Republicans still favors the Jewish state, it is disfavored by 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, up from 53% last year.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Definition of disfavor
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  • McKenzie hasn’t shied away from criticizing celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Matt Damon who have made money hawking cryptocurrency companies in ads.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The powerful Florida Sheriff’s Association is the latest group to criticize the November ballot measure to roll back property taxes, joining what has been a drumbeat of opposition from law enforcement and first responder organizations.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticize
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“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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