diff --git a/src/lib/Shapes.ts b/src/lib/Shapes.ts
index a965e5de..e9515822 100644
--- a/src/lib/Shapes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Shapes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { TypedArray, TypedArrayName } from '../constraints/util/typedArray';
-import type { NonNullObject, Unwrap, UnwrapTuple } from '../lib/util-types';
+import type { Unwrap, UnwrapTuple } from '../lib/util-types';
 import {
 	ArrayValidator,
 	BaseValidator,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class Shapes {
 		return new DateValidator();
 	}
 
-	public object<T extends NonNullObject>(shape: MappedObjectValidator<T>) {
+	public object<T extends object>(shape: MappedObjectValidator<T>) {
 		return new ObjectValidator<T>(shape);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/util-types.ts b/src/lib/util-types.ts
index 20cff056..03b9526d 100644
--- a/src/lib/util-types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/util-types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export type Constructor<T> = (new (...args: readonly any[]) => T) | (abstract ne
 
 export type Type<V> = V extends BaseValidator<infer T> ? T : never;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `object` instead.
+ */
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
 export type NonNullObject = {} & object;
 
@@ -21,14 +24,14 @@ export type PickUndefinedMakeOptional<T> = {
 	[K in keyof T as undefined extends T[K] ? K : never]+?: Exclude<T[K], undefined>;
 };
 
-type FilterDefinedKeys<TObj extends NonNullObject> = Exclude<
+type FilterDefinedKeys<TObj extends object> = Exclude<
 	{
 		[TKey in keyof TObj]: undefined extends TObj[TKey] ? never : TKey;
 	}[keyof TObj],
 	undefined
 >;
 
-export type UndefinedToOptional<T extends NonNullObject> = Pick<T, FilterDefinedKeys<T>> & {
+export type UndefinedToOptional<T extends object> = Pick<T, FilterDefinedKeys<T>> & {
 	[k in keyof Omit<T, FilterDefinedKeys<T>>]?: Exclude<T[k], undefined>;
 };
 
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ export type MappedObjectValidator<T> = { [key in keyof T]: BaseValidator<T[key]>
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export type SchemaOf<T extends NonNullObject> = ObjectValidator<T>;
+export type SchemaOf<T extends object> = ObjectValidator<T>;
 
 /**
  * Infers the type of a schema object given `typeof schema`.
diff --git a/src/validators/ObjectValidator.ts b/src/validators/ObjectValidator.ts
index a4670239..d16c48a7 100644
--- a/src/validators/ObjectValidator.ts
+++ b/src/validators/ObjectValidator.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ import { MissingPropertyError } from '../lib/errors/MissingPropertyError';
 import { UnknownPropertyError } from '../lib/errors/UnknownPropertyError';
 import { ValidationError } from '../lib/errors/ValidationError';
 import { Result } from '../lib/Result';
-import type { MappedObjectValidator, NonNullObject, UndefinedToOptional } from '../lib/util-types';
+import type { MappedObjectValidator, UndefinedToOptional } from '../lib/util-types';
 import { BaseValidator } from './BaseValidator';
 import { DefaultValidator } from './DefaultValidator';
 import { LiteralValidator } from './LiteralValidator';
 import { NullishValidator } from './NullishValidator';
 import { UnionValidator } from './UnionValidator';
 
-export class ObjectValidator<T extends NonNullObject, I = UndefinedToOptional<T>> extends BaseValidator<I> {
+export class ObjectValidator<T extends object, I = UndefinedToOptional<T>> extends BaseValidator<I> {
 	public readonly shape: MappedObjectValidator<T>;
 	public readonly strategy: ObjectValidatorStrategy;
 	private readonly keys: readonly (keyof I)[] = [];
-	private readonly handleStrategy: (value: NonNullObject) => Result<I, CombinedPropertyError>;
+	private readonly handleStrategy: (value: object) => Result<I, CombinedPropertyError>;
 
 	private readonly requiredKeys = new Map<keyof I, BaseValidator<unknown>>();
 	private readonly possiblyUndefinedKeys = new Map<keyof I, BaseValidator<unknown>>();
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class ObjectValidator<T extends NonNullObject, I = UndefinedToOptional<T>
 		return Reflect.construct(this.constructor, [shape, this.strategy, this.constraints]);
 	}
 
-	public extend<ET extends NonNullObject>(schema: ObjectValidator<ET> | MappedObjectValidator<ET>): ObjectValidator<T & ET> {
+	public extend<ET extends object>(schema: ObjectValidator<ET> | MappedObjectValidator<ET>): ObjectValidator<T & ET> {
 		const shape = { ...this.shape, ...(schema instanceof ObjectValidator ? schema.shape : schema) };
 		return Reflect.construct(this.constructor, [shape, this.strategy, this.constraints]);
 	}
@@ -146,20 +146,20 @@ export class ObjectValidator<T extends NonNullObject, I = UndefinedToOptional<T>
 			return Result.ok(value as I);
 		}
 
-		return this.handleStrategy(value as NonNullObject);
+		return this.handleStrategy(value as object);
 	}
 
 	protected override clone(): this {
 		return Reflect.construct(this.constructor, [this.shape, this.strategy, this.constraints]);
 	}
 
-	private handleIgnoreStrategy(value: NonNullObject): Result<I, CombinedPropertyError> {
+	private handleIgnoreStrategy(value: object): Result<I, CombinedPropertyError> {
 		const errors: [PropertyKey, BaseError][] = [];
 		const finalObject = {} as I;
 		const inputEntries = new Map(Object.entries(value) as [keyof I, unknown][]);
 
 		const runPredicate = (key: keyof I, predicate: BaseValidator<unknown>) => {
-			const result = predicate.run(value[key as keyof NonNullObject]);
+			const result = predicate.run(value[key as keyof object]);
 
 			if (result.isOk()) {
 				finalObject[key] = result.value as I[keyof I];
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ export class ObjectValidator<T extends NonNullObject, I = UndefinedToOptional<T>
 			: Result.err(new CombinedPropertyError(errors));
 	}
 
-	private handleStrictStrategy(value: NonNullObject): Result<I, CombinedPropertyError> {
+	private handleStrictStrategy(value: object): Result<I, CombinedPropertyError> {
 		const errors: [PropertyKey, BaseError][] = [];
 		const finalResult = {} as I;
 		const inputEntries = new Map(Object.entries(value) as [keyof I, unknown][]);
 
 		const runPredicate = (key: keyof I, predicate: BaseValidator<unknown>) => {
-			const result = predicate.run(value[key as keyof NonNullObject]);
+			const result = predicate.run(value[key as keyof object]);
 
 			if (result.isOk()) {
 				finalResult[key] = result.value as I[keyof I];
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export class ObjectValidator<T extends NonNullObject, I = UndefinedToOptional<T>
 			: Result.err(new CombinedPropertyError(errors));
 	}
 
-	private handlePassthroughStrategy(value: NonNullObject): Result<I, CombinedPropertyError> {
+	private handlePassthroughStrategy(value: object): Result<I, CombinedPropertyError> {
 		const result = this.handleIgnoreStrategy(value);
 		return result.isErr() ? result : Result.ok({ ...value, ...result.value } as I);
 	}