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Antonyms for objected

Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun ob-jikt, -jekt; verb uhb-jekt
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt; verb əbˈdʒɛkt

Definition of objected

Origin :
  • late 14c., "tangible thing, something perceived or presented to the senses," from Medieval Latin objectum "thing put before" (the mind or sight), noun use of neuter of Latin obiectus "lying before, opposite" (as a noun in classical Latin, "charges, accusations"), past participle of obicere "to present, oppose, cast in the way of," from ob "against" (see ob-) + iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Sense of "thing aimed at" is late 14c. No object "not a thing regarded as important" is from 1782. As an adjective, "presented to the senses," from late 14c. Object lesson "instruction conveyed by examination of a material object" is from 1831.
  • verb disagree, argue against
Example sentences :
  • "Whether we've done anything, or whether we haven't, don't matter," he objected.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • "Stay though, my friend, it was his gown," objected Alleyne.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "But tell me just how you know that fact," Demarest objected very crisply.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • "You'll go on here to the end of your days, working for a pittance," he objected.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The more Cleon objected, the more they shouted that he should go.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • "But I didn't know people ever lived in studios," I objected.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "You can't leave this large sum with the bookmaker," he objected.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "It won't work; you never could do it," objected Dixon, with despondent conviction.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I never c'd run 'em in alone, not with Whizzer in the bunch," objected Slim.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • "I shall be travelling faster than your cumbersome safari," he objected.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Synonyms for objected

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