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 • Mar. 25, 2026
Sure, we also got Brandi Carlile singing “America the Beautiful” and Charlie Puth, one of the least objectionable people in showbiz, performing the National Anthem.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
For instance, it's unclear what specifically Robinson found objectionable about Kirk.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
With the housefly, however, more than doubling the population through releases could be highly objectionable, even though the increase would be only temporary.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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