Antonyms for obnoxious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhb-nok-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : əbˈnɒk ʃəs |
Definition of obnoxious
Origin :- 1580s, "subject to the authority of another," from Latin obnoxiosus "hurtful, injurious," from obnoxius "subject, exposed to harm," from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + noxa "injury, hurt, damage entailing liability" (see noxious). Meaning "subject to something harmful" is 1590s; meaning "offensive, hateful" is first recorded 1670s, influenced by noxious.
- Obnoxious has two very different senses, one of which (exposed or open or liable to attack or injury) requires notice because its currency is now so restricted that it is puzzling to the uninstructed. It is the word's rightful or de jure meaning, and we may hope that scholarly writers will keep it alive. [Fowler]
- Related: Obnoxiously; obnoxiousness.
- adj offensive, repulsive
- "That is not obnoxious either, I hope," said Ormond, laughing.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- If he acts in good faith he is not obnoxious to punishment--but entitled to compensation?
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- "Bon jour, monsieur," said the captain in a tone of obnoxious pleasantry.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- As for the picture post-cards, it displeased him greatly that they had been obnoxious.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- She was incessantly imploring her son to drive off these obnoxious neighbors.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- And Boston was being marked down as the most obnoxious of the towns of America.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- Weeds, we remember, have no scent or they may be obnoxious in their odor.
- Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
- Better retire than be obnoxious to even the most fastidious.
- Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
- He eventually gets rid of his obnoxious power by bathing in a river.
- Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson
- He tries to make himself as obnoxious as he can to everybody he meets.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on the Farm » by Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
Synonyms for obnoxious
- abhorrent
- abominable
- annoying
- awful
- beastly
- big mouth
- detestable
- disagreeable
- disgusting
- dislikable
- displeasing
- foul
- gross
- hateable
- hateful
- heel
- horrid
- insufferable
- invidious
- loathsome
- mean
- nasty
- nauseating
- objectionable
- odious
- off-color
- ornery
- pain in the neck
- pesky
- pestiferous
- pill
- repellent
- reprehensible
- repugnant
- revolting
- rotten
- sickening
- stinking
- unpleasant
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