1
as in to pooh
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
2
as in to quarrel (with)
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for object (to)
Verb
-
Many residents protested the decision at the June 9 meeting, leading to some acrimony between trustees.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025 -
With th is amendment, Florida taxpayers will get less ripped off by Blue States handing out free healthcare to illegals and twenty-somethings too busy protesting to get jobs.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Verb
-
Waiting for a frustrated customer to complain about blackout dates is defense.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
-
But this scraping has sparked a huge backlash from publishers, artists and writers, who complain that it has been done without any consent or compensation.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
1 July 2025
Verb
-
True to its name, the community for many years served as a target of laughter and scorn.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
-
Kidman, who was 54 at the time, was both praised and scorned for the glaring youthfulness of her skin-baring look.—
Laura Neilson,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
Verb
-
New York Senator Julia Salazar, who was among the electeds observing hearings Thursday called for New Yorkers to reject what is happening inside lower Manhattan immigration courts.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
-
But her boss rejects her resignation, and offers her a new assignment: find Xavier, the mysterious kingpin whose power reaches all the way to the Oval Office.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
4 July 2025
Verb
-
And Trump has disliked what he’s heard about a proposal that senators like Hawley and Tillis say will cost their states dearly.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
26 June 2025
-
The dads, Brads and Chads who dislike Swift made their negative thoughts known in the comments, but the one that really mattered came from Kelce.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
Verb
-
The compilation of the research provides practical insight: For instance, reservation systems can disfavor locals, those with lower incomes, and those from more rural areas.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
-
While a portion of hip-hop heads disfavored the absence of rapping, jazz enthusiasts and abstract music lovers embraced the work.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
-
At a time when establishing clarity of first principles has never been more urgent, UF’s law school practically dared anyone to criticize the award for whitewashing the Constitution.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
-
In his post, the New York state Assemblymember criticized online trolls for targeting Duwaji during his mayoral campaign.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
26 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Object (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/object%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share