Synonyms of objects

objects 1 of 2

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

These lines can represent the paths taken by objects moving in two dimensions, like balls traveling around a billiard table. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Observed a mere 660 million years after the big bang, MoM-BH*-1 is among the earliest of these objects known. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Giardia can travel through tiny traces of feces on soil, water, fur, surfaces, and objects. — Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

To break through the water’s tight molecular network, the escaping CO2 relies on nucleation sites—microscopic rough spots, impurities, or foreign objects that disrupt the arrangement of water molecules and allow gas molecules to easily cluster. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

An executor may have a deadline and dozens or hundreds of objects to dispose of. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The fungus can live on surfaces and objects, such as doorknobs and bedrails, for a long time and spread to patients. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Smart devices eliminate manual effort while making ordinary objects dependent on distant servers. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

Across Europe, other historic objects have also been revealed this summer due to the record-breaking heat and crippling droughts hitting the continent’s waterways. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

In nature, chaos appears in systems like turbulent water and the weather — situations where objects that start close together quickly end up in drastically different places. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Some find these works and objects amusing or exciting, but others are deeply troubled by them. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

The same person who owns a $50 million painting may also have furniture, jewelry, design, watches, coins, or objects worth a fraction of that amount. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Some objects bear inscriptions, others contain locks of hair. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Once the agents agree, SceneSmith adds the physics that control how objects move and react. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

Walker objects to the Commission’s position that AI assistants need greater access to Android. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Warm objects emit electromagnetic radiation, or light, because their atoms and molecules are constantly vibrating. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

If the landlord objects, a court hearing will be held to determine if the renter meets the criteria. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026