obnoxious

Speech parts

1. obnoxious - Adjective

2. obnoxious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.

Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.

Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

objectionable subject rotten frightful accursed rancid pesky ranker mean offensive gross terrible foul unacceptable unpleasant
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Antonyms

bonnie leger archangel foxy immaculate chou
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Related terms

innocent noxious nocent

Phrases with the word

obnoxious odor obnoxious odour obnoxious smell

Examples

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution. Ulysses S. Grant

Fun without sell gets nowhere but sell without fun tends to become obnoxious. Leo Burnett

I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today. Billie Joe Armstrong

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck. F. Scott Fitzgerald

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open for people to favor, discuss, advocate, or incite causes and doctrines however obnoxious and antagonistic such views may be to the rest of us. Hugo Black

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious. William Feather

Close letter words and terms

obnoctious obnosis obnoxiety obnoxious odor obnoxious odour obnoxious smell