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unobjectionable

unobjectionable

1 5.2
Not likely to upset or offend people
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəbˈdʒɛkʃənəbl/
translation icon : inoffensivo
  • Her suggestions for the project were practical and unobjectionable, so the team accepted them without debate.
  • seem unobjectionable

Are, you know, try and think of who do you think is the most unobjectionable person?

Examples

  • The rest of the cast ranged from good to unobjectionable.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Judged by its appearance, on the basis of what is determinable from outside and through external forms, this society is not only unobjectionable but wonderful.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Not altogether unobjectionable, but she does her work.

  • Although these principles may seem obvious and unobjectionable, none of the three is reflected in the current approach.

    Academic text (1996)
  • It also seems to be clearly unobjectionable in its own right.

    Blog text (32)
  • It's got to be one of the most unobjectionable lip formulas out there.

  • Since we accept these interrelationships as unobjectionable and in many cases desirable, it is difficult to say what is wrong with dependency as such.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The general result appears to be that they are considered unobjectionable, and in some cases they develop animated support from business clients, but they are not used widely or deeply (in the sense of leading to full firm restructuring).

    Academic text (1993)
  • However, it seems that the problem was not the methods per se, which seemed to be unobjectionable, but rather a marked tendency of interviewees to tell the interviewer what they thought he or she wanted to hear.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Decades ago, the great development economist Peter Bauer wrote that "economic achievement depends upon a people's attributes, attitudes, mores, and political arrangements." The observation was offered as a simple and irrefutable statement of fact, and it would still be unobjectionable today to most readers who have not been tutored in contemporary "development theory."

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

clean
vsunobjectionable
171 2.8

Having good moral behavior

refers to harmlessness and acceptability rather than moral standards
innocuous
vsunobjectionable
30 6.5

Unlikely to hurt or upset people

stresses social acceptability more than physical harmlessness
inoffensive
vsunobjectionable
5 3.2

Not likely to upset or annoy people

focuses on overall acceptability rather than just avoiding annoyance
unexceptionable
vsunobjectionable
  • Formal
1 8.9

Not open to complaint or criticism

is more neutral and everyday, meaning merely acceptable or harmless
unoffensive
vsunobjectionable
1 3.7

Something that does not upset people and is harmless

emphasizes acceptability to others rather than just being harmless
nonoffensive
vsunobjectionable
3.8

Does not upset people and avoids rude or hurtful words

covers broader harmlessness and general acceptability beyond mere offense
unoffendable
vsunobjectionable
6.4

Not likely to upset people, for example a comment or design

is about general acceptability rather than personal resilience to upset

Antonyms

offensive
  • Offensive
261 4.0

Likely to make people angry or upset

31 6.7

Causing people to feel offended or want to protest

How Acceptable

harmless
231 1.0
unobjectionable
1 5.2
questionable
176 3.9
objectionable
31 6.7

Surface Forms

unobjectionable positive

Morphology

unobjectionable = objectionable (transparent) = un + object + ion + able

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'objectionable', making it transparent.

Etymology

Unobjectionable starts with the part un- meaning 'not' and the word objection, which is a 'complaint' or being 'against' something, as you see in the verb object. So, unobjectionable means 'not causing complaints' and is acceptable or harmless.