as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Recent Examples of objectionable
The new valuation comes as companies have halted spending on the platform to prevent their ads from running alongside potentially objectionable content, like hate speech and political misinformation.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
For the Harris campaign, being less objectionable than the alternative may be enough to put her over the top in November.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Yet despite all of this background, there’s nothing really objectionable in the game itself.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
And for the audience to watch me and kind of enjoy me as this objectionable character with the worst kind of chauvinistic, un-PC, medieval views, then the movie has to judge Paddy.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
For the Harris campaign, being less objectionable than the alternative may be enough to put her over the top in November.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Yet despite all of this background, there’s nothing really objectionable in the game itself.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
And for the audience to watch me and kind of enjoy me as this objectionable character with the worst kind of chauvinistic, un-PC, medieval views, then the movie has to judge Paddy.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectionable
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Her controversy began when people found some old, offensive, edgelord-y tweets of hers that are now deleted.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Houston still added a field goal, increasing its lead to 10-0. 4d ago / 5:46 PM PST Copied Share Lions answer touchdown with three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Rough offensive start for the Lions so far.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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His loutish gimmick of the week is an obnoxious get-ready-with-me tutorial that the rest of his Chamber mates, unfortunately, can’t scroll past.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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But not the party atmosphere of today, with some people drinking too much and some obnoxious people ruining it for the majority.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space.Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her pregnancies are painful and unpleasant, especially compared to Lenù’s.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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One way to avoid unpleasant surprises is to keep your restaurant order simple.Sarah Garone, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectionable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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