Objection
Pronunciation of Objection
/ɒbd͡ʒˈɛkʃən/, /ɒbdʒˈɛkʃən/, /ɒ_b_dʒ_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n/
Synonyms for objection:
Sense 1
gripe, disfavor, disapproval, open season, Remonstration.
Sense 2
dissatisfaction, clamor, kick, quibble, disadvantage, obloquy.
Sense 3
Sense 4
beef.
antipathy
aversion
indisposition, repugnance, distaste, dislike.
bias
censure
challenge
complaint
denunciation
discredit
disgust
disinclination
dissent
grievance
loathing
nonconformity
objection
relish
zest.
reluctance
argument, disagreement (noun)
displeasure, challenge, dislike, disapproval, protestation, exception, censure, criticism, kick, opposition, dissatisfaction, grievance, difficulty, reluctance, Remonstration, protest, remonstrance, gripe, disinclination.
condemnation (noun)
criticism (noun)
flak, quibble, diatribe, censure.
disagreement (noun)
disapproval (noun)
objection (noun)
protest, remonstrance, expostulation, dissent.
opposition (noun)
dispute, defiance, confrontation, antagonism, protest, fight, challenge, counterattack, inhibition, disagreement, obstruction, rebuff, opposition, repression, interference, obstinacy, contradiction, conflict, hindrance, counteraction, adversary, repulsion, impediment, resistance, friction, suppression.
protest (noun)
deprecation, complaint, ridicule, lamentation, disparagement, scold, denigration, detraction, grievance.
Usage examples for objection:
- Then you have no objection to raise?" - "A Daughter of the Vine", Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton.
- My husband never asked any questions about her; he made no objection, no remark- everything that I did was always well done in his eyes. - "Wife in Name Only", Charlotte M. Braeme (Bertha M. Clay).
- Mr. Flam has heard the same objection, but he has always treated it with the contempt it deserved. - "Quodlibet", John P. Kennedy.