as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
If a work is too objectionable to perform, don’t perform it.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Every chatbot's conversations will display values that some user somewhere could find objectionable, and every firm will face challenges in how their AIs answer thorny questions about race, gender, religion, politics and more.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
And his rhetoric last Thursday was hardly the most objectionable made on this subject in recent years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
This was considered a pretty funny story, and not really objectionable.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Every chatbot's conversations will display values that some user somewhere could find objectionable, and every firm will face challenges in how their AIs answer thorny questions about race, gender, religion, politics and more.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
And his rhetoric last Thursday was hardly the most objectionable made on this subject in recent years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
This was considered a pretty funny story, and not really objectionable.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
Adjective
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The Bears are preparing for a full overhaul of the offensive line.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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After back-to-back 4-13 seasons brought the departures of previous head coaches Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo, wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line and linebacker sit among the top needs.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also the Ratliff family, consisting of wealthy Southerner Timothy (Jason Isaacs), his pill-popping wife, Victoria (Parker Posey), and their three kids: obnoxious bro Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), religious studies major Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), the youngest.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Shirley is young and obnoxious, compulsively going live on Instagram and carrying her phone around on a little beaded leash.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Without any supporting facts alleging, political impropriety, unacceptable public safety threats, national security concerns, and the potential failure of not executing federal immigration initiatives and policies, all of which will have an impact on Adams’ ability to govern NYC.—
Arnold Kriss,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Many of them will likely be seen in Kyiv as unacceptable.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These days however, an all-white or all-gray bathroom can act as an unpleasant symbol of an outdated trend, and may seem seriously lacking in pizazz.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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This can be an unpleasant odor for humans to encounter, but the critters in the video seem enthusiastic about interacting with the eau de skunk.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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