Objectionable

Synonyms for "objectionable" (85 found)

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Closest matches (17)

abhorrent abominable bad base beastlybelow contemptbeneath contemptcensurable contemptible crude despicable detestable disagreeable discommendable disgraceful disgusting

Verb(1 words)

demurring

Strong matches (26)

dishonorable distasteful exceptionable execrable fetid forbidding foul fulsome gross hateful heinous ignoble ill-favored illaudable impossible inadmissible indefensible intolerable invidious loathsome

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malodorous mephitic

Adjective(4 words)

disreputable exceptionable immoral inappropriate

Related words (42)

miasmal miasmic nasty nauseating noisome noxious obnoxious obscene odious offensive outrageous rebarbative repellent reprehensible repugnant repulsive revolting sickening stinking ugly

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unacceptable uncommendable undesirable unfit unlawful unlikely unpleasant unpraiseworthy unsavory unsuitable unsuited untenable unwanted unwelcome vile villainous

Noun(1 words)

noxious weed

Adjective(5 words)

obnoxious unacceptable unallowable unethical unsavoury

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More general

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evaluative adjectiveevaluative termmoral evaluation termmoral judgment term

More specific

6 entries

harmful materialinappropriate conductinappropriate languageobscene contentoffensive contentunethical conduct

Collocations

5 entries

objectionable behaviorobjectionable conductobjectionable contentobjectionable languageobjectionable material

Inflections

2 entries

more objectionablemost objectionable

Derivations

3 entries

objectionability objectionableness objectionably

similar

2 entries

offensive unacceptable

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The least objectionable "bridge language", or interethnic language is the planned international language Esperanto.

Source: tatoeba (662442)

The racial prejudice that used to be rampant in America has, to a considerable degree, metamorphosed into cultural prejudice. Those infected will say of a Black friend: "She's different"--meaning the cultural stereotypes they find objectionable do not apply.

Source: tatoeba (2135174)

It is perhaps interesting to note in this connection that Fermat's Principle was found objectionable by a contemporary optics expert because it seemed to impute knowledge to the working of Nature.

Source: tatoeba (2135185)

The sexist lyrics of the 1963 song "Wives and Lovers" are, by today's standards, objectionable - to say the least.

Source: tatoeba (3035145)

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