as in unpleasantness
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Recent Examples of obnoxiousness
That sheer, unrelenting obnoxiousness made past iterations consistent overachievers on the sport’s biggest stage.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Spock is this brilliant, arrogant, aloof-to-the-point-of-obnoxiousness genius.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
His loudness and obnoxiousness are personal liabilities that can become functional assets for the rest of the cast.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Spock is this brilliant, arrogant, aloof-to-the-point-of-obnoxiousness genius.
—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
His loudness and obnoxiousness are personal liabilities that can become functional assets for the rest of the cast.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obnoxiousness
Noun
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Moreover, even when placed in packing bags, shoes (and even swimwear) can lend less-than-ideal stench to your luggage, and bar soap can help stave off the unpleasantness, so that every outfit feels freshly washed.
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But mothers who’d hunted long for that title knew that this unpleasantness was welcome, embraced.
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But Hokit’s offensiveness in the shadow of the president’s home — with the Washington Monument visible to the south — was one indication that anything and everything was inbounds.
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During this period, Dhillon moved away from the Review’s gleeful offensiveness toward positions suggesting a more moderate conservatism.
Noun
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.
Noun
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So, Tom Steyer, welcome to the hall of infamy of filthy-rich flops.
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In an era of algorithm outrage and viral infamy, the film's central warning has only sharpened.
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“Obnoxiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obnoxiousness. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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