as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
In the process, discussions of exactly what is objectionable about his industry tend to get lost in expressions of distaste for his type.
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Bykofsky had a wee objection to the plate being called objectionable.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Decisions were made by his staffers in his name that, while politically objectionable to those on the other side, were not inherently irrational.
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Bykofsky had a wee objection to the plate being called objectionable.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Decisions were made by his staffers in his name that, while politically objectionable to those on the other side, were not inherently irrational.
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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The rule has been expanded that teams must interview two minority candidates for openings at head coach, general managers and the offensive and defensive coordinator jobs.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Linebackers or offensive linemen?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While his peers aimed to achieve maximum tension by barking about capitalism over jabbing, if not outright obnoxious, guitars, Shaw scrapped layer after layer—distortion pedals, crash cymbals, eventually the drum machine itself—to crystalize his band’s own sound.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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There is Shereen Lani Younes as the gay Iranian indie filmmaker whose movie ends up all over the internet, alongside Saturday Night Live alum Jon Rudnitsky as the platonic ideal of an obnoxious agent and Kumail Nanjiani as his ever-suffering boss.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even in the absence of any proven crime committed by Tisch, even in the naivest retelling or understanding of Tisch’s correspondences with Epstein, his unacceptable relationship with this man deserves censure.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Artemis has been trudging along at a once-every-three-years flight rate, which Isaacman deems unacceptable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That said, whole-virus vaccines can cause more unpleasant side effects, and in rare cases, weakened live pathogens can redevelop infectious capability.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Like, what would make this already unpleasant environment even spicier?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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