OBJECTIONS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

objections

noun

plural of objection

as in exceptions

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent pardon me, but I have an objection to any plan that requires staying out all night

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Recent Examples of objections The stadium tries to be a good neighbor, despite some objections. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 The film internalizes potential objections about a foreign director making a film that claims insight into Japanese characters’ interiority, with Carter being ritualistically insulted as a gaijin, or outsider. — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 While throughout the 1990s there were multiple attempts by Russia and Cuba to revive the project, Washington’s ongoing objections — coupled with the financial difficulties both countries were experiencing — meant none of these came to fruition. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered the state not to enforce the law against a group of Catholics over their religious objections to assisted suicide. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026 Their objections aren’t just about aesthetics or inconvenience. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 Teachers, parents, and students with ethical or privacy-based objections to Google’s educational infrastructure have little in the way of other options. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026 Plan for the content of the meeting, including the objections, concerns and reservations people may bring. — Inga Bielińska, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 No objections were raised at the time, and the ICA president selected the four judges that worked on this hearing panel. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for objections

Noun

With its golf ambassadors, Peter Millar still tends to focus on promoting its golfwear — with a few exceptions, such as an event in the Hamptons last year with Cameron Young where the PGA Tour pro showed up dressed in the brand’s lifestyle product.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
After October 19, if that problem falls under one of the new exceptions, those benefits will no longer be legally protected—but airlines can still choose to provide them.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceptions

Noun

An aldermanic office should know which streets generate recurring complaints, whether resurfacing is needed and how those streets are being prioritized for capital improvements.

— Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Ambulances won’t come to the neighborhood anymore, and the city doesn’t respond to complaints about the polluted water for days, maybe weeks.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of complaints

Noun

Since taking over as Fed chair in May after Trump nominated him in January, Warsh so far has not been on the receiving end of the president’s criticisms.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
One of the biggest criticisms of the Chiefs offense last season was that the team didn’t do enough to help Mahomes.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticisms

Noun

The shipping magnate led Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, steering it through the Asian financial crisis, deadly SARS outbreak and massive protests over a controversial anti-treason law.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Joel Angel Juarez/AP Photo A man was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, according to the Austin Police Department, prompting protests at the scene and backlash from local officials.

— Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of protests

Noun

The challenges that the rest of the contestants will face as the season continues include a supply load retrieval while suspended 300 feet above the jungle floor, chemical gassing and a claustrophobic, high-pressure search of an underground bunker.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Traditional wireless systems present challenges for very small implants because their antennas and power requirements can increase device size.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026