exceptionable

adjective

ik-ˈsep-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce exceptionable (audio)
Definition of exceptionablenext
as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest as long as the language is not exceptionable, people can discuss any topic they want in the chat room

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionable
  1. offensive
  2. obnoxious
  3. unacceptable
  4. unpleasant
  5. objectionable
  6. undesirable
  7. terrible
Adjective
  • The Volunteers have been one of the better offensive teams in all of college football this season but the Buckeyes defense will present a challenge.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Altuve is an offensive force, but ignoring his deteriorating defensive metrics at second base is becoming impossible.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • The wallflower being bullied by the obnoxious rapper has a callous side.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • There were a lot of people who had come to Newport just to hear Bob Dylan, the friend of the Beatles, play ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ and who were being really obnoxious about the other acts.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of obnoxious
Adjective
  • Drivers overwhelmingly perceive drunk driving as dangerous (95%) and socially unacceptable.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Although party representatives are meant to cede responsibility to the military brass during conflicts, their prominence could complicate the use of AI tools, especially if those technologies recommend politically risky or otherwise unacceptable operations.
    Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of unacceptable
Adjective
  • Good palliative care can ensure that patients avoid unpleasant breathlessness, pain, nausea, and other symptoms.
    Mark Taubert, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • At the same time, however, many people described unpleasant feelings associated with December.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • Think grindhouse listed on Zillow — a self-contradictory trend that sees disturbing and even outright objectionable material presented with a faux polish that can feel like biting into plastic fruit.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
  • While objectionable levels of risk have accrued in the past, the housing finance system has operated much more soundly in recent years.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of objectionable
Adjective
  • Plus, prostaglandin analogs can cause adverse reactions, so using a drug-free alternative can keep those undesirable effects at bay.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Online retailer Rasmussen and others in the industry have said the mushroom can be prepared in ways that reduce undesirable effects.
    Will Stone, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of undesirable
Adjective
  • That would be a terrible mistake, the Fienberg brothers argued in a Dec. 17 letter that addressed only Bowers’s federal death sentence.
    David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
  • People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrible
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