as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
This technique uses input from human testers to fine-tune an AI model so that its output is judged to be more coherent, less objectionable, and more accurate.
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Will Knight, WIRED, 27 June 2024
Advertisers often worry about their brands appearing next to objectionable or fraudulent content.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2024
The new valuation comes as companies have halted spending on the platform to prevent their ads from running alongside potentially objectionable content, like hate speech and political misinformation.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
For the Harris campaign, being less objectionable than the alternative may be enough to put her over the top in November.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
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Will Knight, WIRED, 27 June 2024
Advertisers often worry about their brands appearing next to objectionable or fraudulent content.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2024
The new valuation comes as companies have halted spending on the platform to prevent their ads from running alongside potentially objectionable content, like hate speech and political misinformation.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
For the Harris campaign, being less objectionable than the alternative may be enough to put her over the top in November.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
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Wagner took on the bulk of the offensive load in Banchero's absence, averaging 24.4 points per game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Soto is still a far more accomplished offensive player than Tucker, who will turn 28 in January.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Although the court was an obnoxious shade of yellow to signify and celebrate the NBA Cup occasion, Denver was officially eliminated from the group stage of the in-season tournament by halftime, due to other results around the league.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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This time difference is unacceptable and the cause of many breaches.Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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During Tuesday’s meeting, board members agreed that Morris’ remark was unacceptable.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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