objected

VERB

disagree, argue against

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balk complain criticize oppose protest

STRONG

challenge crab cross demur deprecate disapprove disavow discountenance disesteem dispute dissent except expostulate frown gripe grouse inveigh kick rail rant rave remonstrate spurn squawk storm tangle

WEAK

be displeased discommend go-one-on-one make a stink mix it up with raise objection sound off take exception take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve help praise

STRONG

agree compliment consent endorse give in go along sanction

WEAK

accept concur

Example Sentences

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objected

Public opinion on the reservoir has been split - some have objected to using the site for water, fearing high environmental costs from the destruction of ancient woodlands.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Others objected to a scene in the advertisement in which the actor also ties a rakhi on her pet dog.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

He objected when a collaborator proposed deploying chatbots for actual therapy, saying that “the sort of caring that machines . . . can deliver is very impoverished indeed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Leon Cannizzaro, the New Orleans district attorney at the time, objected, telling the court that his office did not purposefully withhold any evidence.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

This very smeariness of nature was what Einstein objected to.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife