as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
Costumes can’t be offensive, violent or objectionable (even if that sounds like a deadringer description of Deadpool).
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Certainly, the annals of music are filled with talented artists with objectionable lifestyles.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
There’s nothing objectionable about the fact that the world’s fifty richest people have the same total amount of wealth as the four billion poorest.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Certainly, the annals of music are filled with talented artists with objectionable lifestyles.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
There’s nothing objectionable about the fact that the world’s fifty richest people have the same total amount of wealth as the four billion poorest.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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Williams also played behind a worse offensive line, as evidenced by his 68 sacks taken to Love's 14.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The Sun have also struggled to find any offensive rhythm since star guard Marina Mabrey suffered a left knee injury against the Wings on June 20.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Duncan’s crew includes obnoxious head of security Bobby Atwater (Ed Skrein), Haitian co-pilot LeClerc (Bechir Sylvain) and deckhand Nina (Philippine Velge).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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With the help of the chemical solanine, tomatoes deter obnoxious asparagus beetles, which, can do harm to asparagus plants.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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The use of unilateral sanctions against Special Rapporteurs or any other UN expert or official is unacceptable.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Students, both the ones who behave and the ones who misbehave, need to know that there are real consequences for unacceptable behavior.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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But many of the Blues’ outings have been unpleasant because of high temperatures and storms, and six games across the tournament have been paused for poor weather conditions, angering manager Enzo Maresca.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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My other wildlife standoff involved a much cuter animal, but potentially far more unpleasant.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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