OBJECTION Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

objection

noun

əb-ˈjek-shən

as in exception

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent pardon me, but I have an objection to any plan that requires staying out all night

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Recent Examples of objection As a therapist who only offers talk therapy, Chiles’s objection was limited to her talk therapy. —

Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Vulnerable, voiceless elders in Miami-Dade who are removed from their homes for their own good will likely wind up in the hands of an Adult Protective Services supervisor promoted to a position of unparalleled power despite the objections of family members and whistleblowing colleagues. —

Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026 More importantly, these objections assume a permanent ideological shift. —

Ravi Kumar S, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Last month, the CHA Board voted 7-2 to hire Keith Pettigrew as CEO of the agency over Johnson's objection. —

Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for objection

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Noun

Admittedly, Thursday's session was a bit of an exception to this inverse relationship between oil and stocks.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
One exception was a colorful painting installed along both sides of the sanctuary, high above the heads of visitors, to represent the men and women who once crowded into the balcony to observe the proceedings and express their views.

— Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026