as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
as long as the language is not exceptionable, people can discuss any topic they want in the chat room
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionable
Adjective
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The Bears are preparing for a full overhaul of the offensive line.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025 -
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These days however, an all-white or all-gray bathroom can act as an unpleasant symbol of an outdated trend, and may seem seriously lacking in pizazz.—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
Adjective
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Sophos and Trend Micro Antivirus let parents filter objectionable content from their children's devices.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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Those who find Trump’s mixing of politics and marketing objectionable are swimming against the cultural zeitgeist.—
Eric Heavner,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Risk mitigation plans usually add undesirable costs.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Here, the government is forbidden from engaging in viewpoint discrimination, banned from imposing blasphemy restrictions, and prohibited from banning undesirable political parties.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Secrets bob to the surface like drowning victims from the deep until nobody — not even the reader — can easily separate the terrible truth from even more terrible fictions.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Exceptionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionable. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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