objectionable
causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
offending good taste, manners, etiquette, propriety, etc.; offensive: objectionable behavior.
Origin of objectionable
1Other words for objectionable
Other words from objectionable
- ob·jec·tion·a·bil·i·ty, ob·jec·tion·a·ble·ness, noun
- ob·jec·tion·a·bly, adverb
- su·per·ob·jec·tion·a·ble, adjective
- su·per·ob·jec·tion·a·bly, adverb
- un·ob·jec·tion·a·ble, adjective
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How to use objectionable in a sentence
The new IT rules introduced in the country on May 24 put the grievance officer of a social media platform—who is typically responsible for addressing users’ complaints—at the risk of getting arrested for any objectionable content posted by users.
India’s new IT rules have made a high-profile role at social media firms undesirable | Ananya Bhattacharya | August 6, 2021 | QuartzNormal is another term that parents of children with disabilities and their advocates find objectionable.
To Get a Shot at Justice, They Were Forced to Prove Their Disabled Daughter’s Intelligence | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | June 24, 2021 | ProPublicaPlato presents this as an instance of the tormenting conflict in the soul between reason and unruly, often objectionable desires.
Despite that, Republicans calculated that they could still oppose the package, by focusing on some of its more objectionable elements.
The GOP might oppose one of the most popular bills in decades. How risky is that? | Aaron Blake | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe complaints also claim that advertisers are hurt by a lack of transparency, as well as negative impact to their brand if seen next to objectionable content such as hate speech.
Five things to know about the Facebook lawsuits | Heather Kelly | December 10, 2020 | Washington Post
Torturing children for fun, by contrast, is objectionable regardless of whether those around you have adopted the practice.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With | Nick Romeo | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe form asks users to explain why the disputed links are “irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise objectionable.”
Nor are these the only reasons for the objectionable nature of the 4th of July as a national holiday.
P.J. O'Rourke: 27 Sensitive, Caring, Green, and Politically Committed Reasons to Ban July 4th | P. J. O’Rourke | July 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost museums feature exhibits that are controversial, if not downright objectionable, to plenty of visitors.
A “why” question, always dangerous for various reasons, is particularly objectionable when argumentative.
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court | James D. Zirin | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo the one who remains several days in a place, railroad traveling is less objectionable.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyA unique feature was the provision that the burgesses had the power of vetoing any objectionable acts of the company.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThis group agreed not to import slaves, wines or goods from Great Britain unless the objectionable taxes were abolished.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBut the bill against Duncombe really was, what the bill against Fenwick was not, objectionable as a retrospective bill.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThis act was found to be objectionable by some residents who stated that the new seventh district was disproportionately large.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for objectionable
/ (əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl) /
unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant
Derived forms of objectionable
- objectionability or objectionableness, noun
- objectionably, adverb
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