1
as in ugly
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the obnoxious disc jockey caused many listeners to call the station with complaints
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as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
an obnoxious comment for which there should be an immediate apology
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Recent Examples of obnoxious
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.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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
Kelce has officially become the obnoxious face of the Chiefs.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Due to their lack of branding—no giant, obnoxious logo, letter, or, worse, full word, anywhere on the shoe—and their semi-preppy, East Coast styling, the Eliot Runners could be worn by someone way cooler than me (and often are).
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2025
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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
Kelce has officially become the obnoxious face of the Chiefs.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Due to their lack of branding—no giant, obnoxious logo, letter, or, worse, full word, anywhere on the shoe—and their semi-preppy, East Coast styling, the Eliot Runners could be worn by someone way cooler than me (and often are).
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obnoxious
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Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance?—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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The advanced metrics paint an ugly picture for the Suns as well over that span: 114.0 OffRtg (11th), 117.3 DefRtg (27th), -3.2 NetRtg (21st).—
Evan Sidery,
Forbes,
28 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
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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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Selena Gomez has called out 'disgusting' weight shame As a former child star who grew up in the public eye, Gomez has long been subjected to conversations surrounding her weight.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The desire to avoid portraying her character’s actions as simply disgusting led de Van to play the lead role herself, in spite of the challenges that created for her as a first-time feature director.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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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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For a large part, the Heat’s supporting pieces have been awful this season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hollywood continued to celebrate the fearless first responders who worked to save lives and property during the awful Los Angeles wildfires last month.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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Environmental groups have long opposed the new reservoir and objected to a shorter judicial review, saying the project will release unacceptable amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air in addition to other adverse impacts.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The alternative — courts that fail to protect our fundamental rights — is unacceptable.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some compare Sanders to Geno Smith — not flattering, but not horrible.—
Troy Renck,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Everybody's going to be thrown, according to , into all these horrible situations.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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View Deal The National Geographic Power Rocket has three flight modes, easily selected with the press of a button, and with a safe landing system there's no fear of accidental collisions or unwanted damage.—
Paul Brett,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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McLaren has taken the unusual step of limiting the torque and power outputs in first and second gear to prevent unwanted wheelspin from the rear-drive hypercar.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Obnoxious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obnoxious. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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