objectionable

[uhb-jek-shuh-nuh-buhl]

adjective

1. causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.

2. offending good taste, manners, etiquette, propriety, etc.; offensive.

   objectionable behavior.

   Synonyms: odious, vile, offensive, unacceptable

objectionable

/ əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl /

adjective

1. unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant

Other Word Forms

• objectionability noun
• objectionably adverb
• objectionableness noun
• superobjectionable adjective
• superobjectionably adverb
• unobjectionable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of objectionable¹

First recorded in 1775–85; objection + -able

Example Sentences

It is apparently up to parents to research and decide which books are objectionable.

From Los Angeles Times

"Telegram proactively monitors public content across the platform and removes objectionable material before it can reach users or be reported," a spokesperson said.

From BBC

“When you get into departments and look at stuff that’s there and you find stuff that’s objectionable, you want to fix it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The problem with this request is that schools cannot possibly know, in advance, which religious views are held by which parents, and which books or lessons those parents might find objectionable.

From Salon

Murray gambled he’d enjoy a similar outcome by suing “Last Week Tonight” over its “objectionable” but accurate depiction of him in its 2017 “Coal” episode.

From Salon

Related Words

• abhorrent 
• deplorable 
• distasteful 
• noxious 
• obnoxious 
• regrettable 
• reprehensible 
• repugnant 
• repulsive 
• unacceptable 
• unpalatable