objectionable
Americanadjective
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causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
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offending good taste, manners, etiquette, propriety, etc.; offensive.
objectionable behavior.
- Synonyms:
- odious, vile, offensive, unacceptable
adjective
Other Word Forms
- objectionability noun
- objectionableness noun
- objectionably adverb
- superobjectionable adjective
- superobjectionably adverb
- unobjectionable adjective
Etymology
Origin of objectionable
Example Sentences
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They must obey laws, but beyond that, social media companies can filter content as they like, and anything objectionable is the responsibility of whomever posted it.
From Barron's
They must obey laws, but beyond that, social media companies can filter content as they like, and anything objectionable is the responsibility of whomever posted it.
From Barron's
“The library’s role is to maintain diverse collections, even if some content might be objectionable,” Guiot said, noting materials can be reevaluated upon request.
From Los Angeles Times
"What is so objectionable to the Conservative Party about Muslims celebrating their religion in the way that we do?" he added.
From BBC
When AI systems train on content from the Chinese internet, it is already scrubbed as part of China’s so-called Great Firewall, the system Beijing set up years ago to block online content it finds objectionable.
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