as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
DeSantis had, apparently, figured out a way to stuff Make America Great Again into a sleeker, less objectionable package, one that appealed to both traditional Republican business interests and the newly influential far right.
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Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
President Trump and his top adviser on downsizing the government, Elon Musk, have ordered nearly every agency to reduce staff on a tight deadline to overhaul the government, in part by eliminating programs the president views as ideologically objectionable.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
In exchange, the Democrats agreed to drop a handful of liberal appellate nominees whom Republicans found especially objectionable, leaving those seats open.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
But there was nothing grammatically incorrect or aesthetically objectionable about how the fashion brand had used the em dashes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
President Trump and his top adviser on downsizing the government, Elon Musk, have ordered nearly every agency to reduce staff on a tight deadline to overhaul the government, in part by eliminating programs the president views as ideologically objectionable.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
In exchange, the Democrats agreed to drop a handful of liberal appellate nominees whom Republicans found especially objectionable, leaving those seats open.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
But there was nothing grammatically incorrect or aesthetically objectionable about how the fashion brand had used the em dashes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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Indiana Season series: New York, 2-1 New York Knicks The Knicks’ offensive plan is simple enough.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Brown was a lethal offensive threat in the Gladiators’ commanding 18-7 state semifinal win over Kent Island.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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But some less-expensive papers have an overwhelmingly obnoxious chemical smell.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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The Ford Ranger Raptor is big, beautifully obnoxious, comfortable, quick and carries many logs.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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All these attacks are unacceptable, and this isn't just an American problem.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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That should be unacceptable to American negotiators.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Best Smelling Photograph: Kristin Canning Grand Tongo Green Tea + Mint Insect Repellent $15 Amazon After testing nearly 20 different bug sprays (that pretty much all smelled at least a little unpleasant and chemical-y), this picaridin spray from Grand Tongo truly blew me away.—
Kristin Canning,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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Today after dropping off groceries, my wife noted that the refrigerator, in her opinion, had an unpleasant odor.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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