What does obnoxious mean?

obnoxious means "causing disapproval or protest".

How many syllables are in obnoxious?

obnoxious has 3 syllables: ob-nox-ious. The stress falls on "nox". In IPA it is /ɑbˈnɑkʃəs/.

What is another word for obnoxious?

Close synonyms include objectionable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is obnoxious a common word?

obnoxious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with obnoxious?

1 word rhymes with obnoxious. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

obnoxious — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
causing disapproval or protest
“a vulgar and objectionable person”
Synonymsobjectionable
Similaroffensive

Questions about obnoxious

What does obnoxious mean?: obnoxious means "causing disapproval or protest".
How many syllables are in obnoxious?: obnoxious has 3 syllables: ob-nox-ious. The stress falls on "nox". In IPA it is /ɑbˈnɑkʃəs/.
What is another word for obnoxious?: Close synonyms include objectionable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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