Synonyms of objects

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noun

plural of object

1

as in things

something material that can be perceived by the senses

I kept tripping over countless little objects scattered about the darkened room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• items
• pieces
• entities
• substances
• articles
• commodities
• wares
• goods
• beings
• baubles
• tokens
• accessories
• knickknacks
• trinkets
• novelties
• accompaniments
• curios
• ornamentals
• gewgaws
• thingamajigs
• spangles
• thingummies
• thingamabobs
• dinguses
• doohickeys
• gauds
• whatnots
• whatchamacallits

2

as in entities

one that has a real and independent existence

trying to determine whether communication with the dead is an object for study, a hoax, or a figment of the imagination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entities
• things
• substances
• realities
• individuals
• commodities
• beings
• individualities
• existents
• subjects
• bodies
• integers
• materials
• matters
• quantities
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentities

3

as in purposes

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

the object of this course is to teach you algebra

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purposes
• goals
• plans
• ideas
• objectives
• aims
• intentions
• things
• intents
• ambitions
• dreams
• meanings
• aspirations
• targets
• designs
• points
• ideals
• pretensions
• projects
• bournes
• marks
• ends
• hopes
• desires
• schemes
• wishes
• minds
• destinations
• plots
• holy grails
• grails
• nirvanas
• termini

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• means
• methods
• ways

objects

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verb

present tense third-person singular of object

as in protests

to present an opposing opinion or argument

they objected to the conductor's insistence that their train tickets were not valid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protests
• complains
• excepts
• takes issue
• kicks
• expostulates
• takes exception
• conflicts
• remonstrates (with)
• demurs
• sticks
• whines
• debates
• challenges
• quarrels
• moans
• fights
• disputes
• quibbles
• rebels
• squabbles
• criticizes
• wrangles
• bitches
• dares
• crabs
• cavils
• gripes
• gags
• grouses
• beefs
• repines
• squawks
• screams
• murmurs
• hassles
• grumbles
• balks
• squeals
• growls
• defies
• nags
• withstands
• wails
• whinges
• censures
• mutters
• maunders
• yowls
• bellyaches
• grouches
• hollers
• disobeys
• whimpers
• demonstrates
• caterwauls
• bleats
• keens
• denounces
• yammers
• carps
• grumps
• grizzles
• fusses
• yawps
• croaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• accepts
• sanctions
• minds
• follows
• agrees
• conforms
• observes
• obeys
• advocates
• supports
• adheres
• complies
• maintains
• sustains
• defends
• assents
• accedes
• upholds
• acquiesces
• cheers
• champions
• commends
• applauds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of objects

Noun

Loewe, meanwhile, continues to approach accessories almost as sculptural objects, featuring highly distinctive shapes and details. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Its distinct color more closely resembles icy objects in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune than its immediate main-belt neighbors. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The field is monitored by a superheterodyne circuit that isolates different frequencies in the field and looks for changes in intensity that indicate the presence of, among other things, metal objects. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos. — Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Human beings have always had an extraordinary talent for turning images into objects of belief. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Because the more that men objectify women in the media, the more that other men see them as objects and treat them as objects. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses. — Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

There is new photography by Chris Rhodes and Edward Rollitt, while guest artists, designers, photographers, cooks and collectors have been invited to share their work, tables and objects that matter to them. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

The quest for real-life warp drives Einstein taught us that objects with mass can't accelerate through space beyond the speed of light, according to his theory of special relativity. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Matthew tries to take his son hunting, to which Woody morally objects. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Today, his lab is building a larger version of the QGI experiment that puts nanodiamonds into the same superposition—objects 10 orders of magnitude heavier than atoms, massive enough to warp spacetime around themselves. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Roberts disagreed with the majority of his colleagues about whether the National Trust for Historic Preservation – which objects to the design of the ballroom – can meet the legal standard for showing it would be sufficiently harmed by the project. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The telescope is set to transform our understanding of the cosmos—from the furthest reaches and most mysterious forces, to the planets and stars that make up our own galaxy and even objects in our solar system. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026

Unless, of course, your Dad, King Charles — Canada’s technical head of state — really objects. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

This is not the first time that objects – and even corpses – have been uncovered due to melting ice. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026