as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
The best movies extract emotions from us, and watching the most objectionable material in Waters’ masterpiece from 1972 can feel like trying to hold puke back behind your eyeballs.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 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
Slice these glands away, cutting down to the bone to be sure of removing all objectionable material.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 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
Slice these glands away, cutting down to the bone to be sure of removing all objectionable material.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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Often, one of the pair is more offensive or box-to-box in their profile, with the other being more of a traditional, defensive-minded midfielder whose strengths are to break up opposition attacks.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many criticized that Bell's words seemed to downplay domestic violence, which was particularly offensive during Domestic Violence Awareness month.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Our hero can be remarkably obnoxious and self-centered.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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In addition, pests like those obnoxious mosquitoes will have longer active seasons prior to the beginning of the first freeze.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Denying people the essentials necessary for their survival, to obtain compliance or a political agreement, should be unacceptable.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Controversy arose earlier this year after residents, a council member and the mayor declared a cooling station set up for homeless residents and others without adequate heating and cooling as unacceptable.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Considering that Rebecca and Noah’s mom, Bina (Tovah Feldshuh), came off as equally unpleasant, Foster, Konner, and Kaplan kind of had to retool the character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite being so unpleasant, hemorrhoid complications are surprisingly common.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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