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Synonyms for obnoxious
əbˈnɒk ʃəsob·nox·ious
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
obnoxious
Synonyms:
odious, detrimental, pernicious, amenable, liable, blameworthy, offensive, answerableAntonyms:
pleasant, grateful, whole some, salutary, beneficial, unamenable, independent, exempt
Princeton's WordNet
objectionable, obnoxiousadjective
causing disapproval or protest
"a vulgar and objectionable person"
Synonyms:
objectionable, exceptionableAntonyms:
inoffensive
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List of paraphrases for "obnoxious":
heinous, abhorrent, odious, hateful, unpleasant, offensive, disagreeable, despicable, dastardly, detestable, detested
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5364 | liable | |
#6274 | offensive | |
#10578 | objectionable | |
#18616 | unpleasant | |
#20371 | detrimental | |
#29579 | obnoxious | |
#30054 | hateful | |
#38382 | amenable | |
#45529 | heinous | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#55808 | disagreeable | |
#57592 | odious | |
#66473 | answerable | |
#71961 | dastardly | |
#74271 | abhorrent | |
#95076 | detested | |
#97969 | detestable | |
#177646 | blameworthy |
How to use obnoxious in a sentence?
It's a balance between horning your way in and sharing who you are and what you believe, but not being obnoxious.
The guy was actually being really obnoxious before the bartender did anything, and was given several warnings, he instigated it and said it was because of his hat...he was looking for this sort of scenario.
Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.
Mainstream media is portraying girls at younger ages who are mimicking the worst of obnoxious, stereotypical girl behavior ... rolling eyes, moving the hips around, being catty, so what girls are getting is that by 8 or 9, this is sort of a 'normal' way to act.
We're talking loud, obnoxious snoring, the type that would drown out conversations or be heard through closed doors, some of the very descriptive bed partners of my patients with obstructive sleep apnea describe their partners' snores as listening to a' dying bear' or a scene from' Jurassic Park,'.
Translations for obnoxious
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- مزعج، هجوم، بغيض، أو ذميمArabic
- отвратителенBulgarian
- abscheulich, anstößig, widerwärtig, unausstehlich, unerträglich, widerlichGerman
- αποκρουστικόςGreek
- detestable, odioso, desagradable, odiosa, inhalagüeñoSpanish
- sietämätön, inhottava, vastenmielinen, ärsyttäväFinnish
- désagréable, odieux, ennuyeuxFrench
- obnóxioGalician
- अप्रियHindi
- ellenszenvesHungarian
- burukIndonesian
- odioso, ripugnante, detestabileItalian
- מְגוּנ� הHebrew
- 嫌, 忌まわしいJapanese
- საზიზღარიGeorgian
- ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರKannada
- obnoxiumLatin
- vervelend, onuitstaanbaar, onaangenaam, weerzinwekkendDutch
- utålelig, ufyseligNorwegian
- nieznośny, obraźliwy, okropny, przykry, wstrętnyPolish
- insuportável, desagradávelPortuguese
- nesuferit, respingător, dezagreabil, insuportabil, neplăcut, grețosRomanian
- омерзительный, отвратительныйRussian
- odbojan, odvratan, odiozanSerbo-Croatian
- motbjudande, förhatlig, avskyvärd, vidrigSwedish
- iğrençTurkish
- неприємнийUkrainian
- 厭惡Chinese
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