Objectionable
adjective
Something that people might dislike or find offensive.
Many people find a disregard for personal hygiene in others to be objectionable.
Often appears as...
- find something objectionable
- be deemed objectionable
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Disapproving
adjective
Not acceptable due to likely harm or danger.
The manager considered the high levels of noise in the working environment to be objectionable.
Often appears as...
- deemed objectionable
- be considered objectionable
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Something that people might dislike or find offensive.
Many people find a disregard for personal hygiene in others to be objectionable.
Often appears as...
- find something objectionable
- be deemed objectionable
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not acceptable due to likely harm or danger.
The manager considered the high levels of noise in the working environment to be objectionable.
Often appears as...
- deemed objectionable
- be considered objectionable
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Subjectivity
What's objectionable varies between people or cultures, so understand the audience's values when using the word.
She found his jokes objectionable, though others laughed.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Disapproval
'Objectionable' is strong and shows you're not just against something, but you find it offensive.
The article contained objectionable language that angered many readers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some behaviors are specifically objectionable in certain cultures; research this to avoid misunderstandings.
Wearing shoes indoors is objectionable in some cultures.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjectivity
What's objectionable varies between people or cultures, so understand the audience's values when using the word.
She found his jokes objectionable, though others laughed.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Disapproval
'Objectionable' is strong and shows you're not just against something, but you find it offensive.
The article contained objectionable language that angered many readers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some behaviors are specifically objectionable in certain cultures; research this to avoid misunderstandings.
Wearing shoes indoors is objectionable in some cultures.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjectivity
What's objectionable varies between people or cultures, so understand the audience's values when using the word.
She found his jokes objectionable, though others laughed.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Disapproval
'Objectionable' is strong and shows you're not just against something, but you find it offensive.
The article contained objectionable language that angered many readers.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Some behaviors are specifically objectionable in certain cultures; research this to avoid misunderstandings.
Wearing shoes indoors is objectionable in some cultures.
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deplorabledesirabledisgustdistastefuloffensivereprehensiblerepulsiveunacceptable
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A taboo-free way to talk...
Through her, girls come to know about the various aspects of growing up and menstrual hygiene management. While making the book, we took great care that none of the illustrations were objectionable in any way and that it is culturally sensitive. During our prototype testing, we found that the girls loved the book.
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Would you raise the bird...
it may be best to simply foster the imposter. Brood parasitism tends to evoke horror and disdain. But why should it be thought of as any more objectionable than predator-prey relationships? And is it ever productive to impose human morals onto other animals?
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A taboo-free way to talk...
Through her, girls come to know about the various aspects of growing up and menstrual hygiene management. While making the book, we took great care that none of the illustrations were objectionable in any way and that it is culturally sensitive. During our prototype testing, we found that the girls loved the book.
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Would you raise the bird...
it may be best to simply foster the imposter. Brood parasitism tends to evoke horror and disdain. But why should it be thought of as any more objectionable than predator-prey relationships? And is it ever productive to impose human morals onto other animals?
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Quote examples
Dan Harmon
American Writer
Well, the average person comes home from work really tired, and just wants to flip through channels until they land on the thing that's the least objectionable to them. They're not looking for their new favorite TV show because they know that that search will take forever and they'll go to bed unhappy.
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Hal Holbrook
American Actor
We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul.
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Bart Gordon
American Politician
Broadcasters have a responsibility to serve the public interest and protect Americans from objectionable content, particularly during the hours when children are likely to be watching.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
The modern progressive movement believes that dissenting language is objectionable, which then removes the brakes between anger and violence.
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J. D. Vance
American Author
It's difficult in the abstract to appreciate that those with morally objectionable viewpoints can still be good people.
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Paul Michael Glaser
American Actor
The car is a character in the piece - I've never liked the car, I submitted to it's objectionable popularity.
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Agnes Repplier
American Writer
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
There is no shortage of objectionable Iranian behavior.
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Dan Harmon
American Writer
Well, the average person comes home from work really tired, and just wants to flip through channels until they land on the thing that's the least objectionable to them. They're not looking for their new favorite TV show because they know that that search will take forever and they'll go to bed unhappy.
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Hal Holbrook
American Actor
We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul.
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Bart Gordon
American Politician
Broadcasters have a responsibility to serve the public interest and protect Americans from objectionable content, particularly during the hours when children are likely to be watching.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
The modern progressive movement believes that dissenting language is objectionable, which then removes the brakes between anger and violence.
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J. D. Vance
American Author
It's difficult in the abstract to appreciate that those with morally objectionable viewpoints can still be good people.
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Paul Michael Glaser
American Actor
The car is a character in the piece - I've never liked the car, I submitted to it's objectionable popularity.
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Agnes Repplier
American Writer
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
There is no shortage of objectionable Iranian behavior.
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