OBJECTIONABLE Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

objectionable

adjective

əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl

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as in offensive

provoking or likely to provoke protest a T-shirt with an objectionable image

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Recent Examples of objectionable Maybe Aziraphale’s hope of using him to bring about peace on Earth, the part of the plan his subordinates seem to find most objectionable, isn’t so misplaced after all. —

Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 May 2026 In that context, current FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s statements that the sport will move to simpler power units by 2031 don’t seem particularly objectionable. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 Florida’s education commissioner also promised to investigate teachers over objectionable comments about Kirk. —

ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 In a letter obtained by CNBC, the league outlines examples of event contracts that could be easily manipulable by a single person, inherently objectionable, related to officiating and knowable in advance — and asks that operators refrain from offering such trades. —

Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for objectionable

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After all, how can someone who has hit 89 home runs across her college career — one short of the Bruins’ record — and helped one of softball’s most dynamic offensive teams check off a list of new NCAA and program records relate to the other sociology majors in her classes at UCLA?

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Caleb Durbin has ranked among the worst offensive performers in MLB since joining the Red Sox, and with Trevor Story out and Marcelo Mayer now ensconced at shortstop, the Red Sox are rotating through a series of utility players who would otherwise be relegated to bench duty.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026