as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
Many of the foreign students caught up in Rubio’s sweep have been accused of no crime and appear to have been targeted because the administration finds their pro-Palestinian speech objectionable.
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Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
While social media has vacuumed up an increasing share of brands’ overall spending, ad buyers frequently have to reassess when their create appears next to objectionable content, something that has happened with regularity.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Judges sometimes make decisions that are objectionable from a moral and legal standpoint.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
And so the options are: carrying out the objectionable policy, convincing the boss to see the error of their ways, or finding a way to implement the boss’s policy that does work.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
While social media has vacuumed up an increasing share of brands’ overall spending, ad buyers frequently have to reassess when their create appears next to objectionable content, something that has happened with regularity.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Judges sometimes make decisions that are objectionable from a moral and legal standpoint.
—Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
And so the options are: carrying out the objectionable policy, convincing the boss to see the error of their ways, or finding a way to implement the boss’s policy that does work.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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If that happens, the rest of his offensive game could fall apart.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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After making a flurry of offensive upgrades this offseason, the Commanders are poised to contend with Jayden Daniels leading the charge.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Hartley plays Lenny’s girlfriend, June, while Brook plays an obnoxious podcaster named Ratty.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Of course, her obnoxious boyfriend, Harris (Josh Macqueen), whose family owns most of the real estate in town, isn’t exactly pleased with Zac’s presence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, an unacceptable state of affairs persists.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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The latest version of a controversial bill that would require the sale of federal land to pay for tax cuts limits the scope of Bureau of Land Management property eligible for sale, but remains unacceptable to hunting, fishing, and conservation leaders.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Some of these vitamins have quality issues, like a fishy or unpleasant taste.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Diana, for example, when anything unpleasant was said in her presence, would slowly blink her eyes in an incredible act of denial.—
Rosemary Counter,
Time,
25 June 2025
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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