as in ethical
not likely to bother or offend anyone
The practice is seen as perfectly unobjectionable.
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Recent Examples of unobjectionable
But the triumph is unobjectionable, unquestionable.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite a solid cast and some decent jokes, the series rarely rises above the level of pleasantly unobjectionable, much less distinctly memorable.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Maybe that’s the lesson the university is actually communicating to its students, beneath whatever charmingly nasal encouragement Kermit doles out on graduation day: to err on the unobjectionable side when things look dicey.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite a solid cast and some decent jokes, the series rarely rises above the level of pleasantly unobjectionable, much less distinctly memorable.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Maybe that’s the lesson the university is actually communicating to its students, beneath whatever charmingly nasal encouragement Kermit doles out on graduation day: to err on the unobjectionable side when things look dicey.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Many orders can be unobjectionable, such as giving federal employees the day after Christmas off.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unobjectionable
Adjective
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The biggest challenge will be to rebuild the office by recruiting the highest quality staff and attorneys, and establishing an ethical culture of serving the needs of the state rather than an ideological agenda.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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That’s why Cavadini and others are looking forward to the imminent release of Pope Leo XIV’s first major encyclical, expected to address the growing ethical and moral challenges of artificial intelligence.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Interpreted in this light, silence evolved to signify the very condition of being an honorable man who was capable of maintaining omertà.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
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Either way, Netflix respectfully disagrees with the honorable gentleman from the former Republic of Texas, to put it nicely.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Rarely were there any true freaks, which was where their sideshow stood out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Occupying four townhouses, its two-year refurbishment by award-winning architects Holland Harvey and interior designers Studio Est and Studio Mica has created something warm and true to its heritage yet modern, nature-focused and committed to social impact.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The vibes in the streets are immaculate as the Knicks continue to roll at the Garden and the city keeps shedding its scaffolding, block by block.—
Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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With a nod to its namesake, French printer Firmin Didot, the interiors are immaculate with contemporary wooden-block four-posters and a secret bookcase bathroom door in one room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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The takeaway, then, isn’t that students are duplicitous and depraved or that technology has eroded their moral core.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The intricacies of that Pirandellian parlor game — the fun of figuring out what portion of this film’s moral and narrative faults belong to each of its three writer/directors — is only so much fun because of how deliberately Almodóvar is willing to assume some of the blame for himself.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Sadly, Luna’s inert fourth feature behind the camera, Ashes (Ceniza en la Boca), is unlikely to course-correct that faltering trajectory.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Wasserman Schultz declined to say if Cherfilus-McCormick’s decision to resign was the correct one.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Drugmakers argue that the additional patents protect legitimate innovations and help fund future research and development.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The reality is that Achane’s workload might increase significantly this season, considering offensive standouts such as wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are gone, leaving Achane as the only legitimate scoring threat.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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An inoffensive, technically impressive spectacle that's kinda a snooze fest.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Saturday Night Live host Matt Damon was cast as the adoring husband in Mom, an entirely inoffensive movie where nothing bad happens—something that mothers everywhere will enjoy.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
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