objectionable

adjective

ob·​jec·​tion·​able əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce objectionable (audio)
objectionableness noun
objectionably adverb

Examples of objectionable in a Sentence

a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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First, the State Department is canceling visas due to an exercise of free speech that administration officials find objectionable. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 The Court’s spent the last several years settling old grievances, overruling decades-old cases that the Republican Party has long found objectionable. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025 Is that commercial piece the most objectionable part of the package? Peter Sullivan, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025 Powell understood the inherent unpredictability of military intervention, especially against a regime that, while objectionable, might be the one thing binding a society together. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for objectionable

Word History

Etymology

objection + -able

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of objectionable was in 1741

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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectionable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

objectionable

adjective
ob·​jec·​tion·​able əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce objectionable (audio)
: arousing objection : offensive
uses objectionable language
objectionably adverb

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