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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The site that gave us milkshake duck (shorthand for discovering an overnight celebrity’s racist, sexist, or otherwise objectionable posts) has, post-2022, contributed noticeably less in the way of argot. Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025 In his first go-around as president, his name was considered so objectionable that six residential buildings on Riverside Boulevard went to great effort and expense (costs were estimated at as high as $1 million per building) to remove it from their facades. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2025 Sophos and Trend Micro Antivirus let parents filter objectionable content from their children's devices. PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025 Those who find Trump’s mixing of politics and marketing objectionable are swimming against the cultural zeitgeist. Eric Heavner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 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 6 Mar. 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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