Synonyms for objective
əbˈdʒɛk tɪvob·jec·tive

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1. objectivenoun

   Antonyms:
   subjective

2. objectivenoun

   of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality

   Antonyms:
   subjective

3. objectivenoun

   agreed upon by all parties present (or nearly all); based on consensually observed facts

   Antonyms:
   subjective

4. objectivenoun

   not influenced by irrational emotions or prejudices

   Antonyms:
   subjective

5. objectiveadjective

   of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb

   Antonyms:
   subjective

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. objective

   Subjective and objective are synonyms in but one point of view, being, for the most part, strictly antonyms. Subjective signifies relating to the subject of mental states, that is, to the person who experiences them; objective signifies relating to the object of mental states, that is, to something outside the perceiving mind; in brief phrase it may be said that subjective relates to something within the mind, objective to something without. A mountain, as a mass of a certain size, contour, color, etc., is an objective fact; the impression our mind receives, the mental picture it forms of the mountain, is subjective. But this subjective impression may become itself the object of thought (called "subject-object"), as when we compare our mental picture of the mountain with our idea of a plain or river. The direct experiences of the soul, as joy, grief, hope, fear, are purely subjective; the outward causes of these experiences, as prosperity, bereavement, disappointment, are objective. That which has independent existence or authority apart from our experience or thought is said to have objective existence or authority; thus we speak of the objective authority of the moral law. Different individuals may receive different subjective impressions from the same objective fact, that which to one is a cause of hope being to another a cause of fear, etc. The style of a writer is called objective when it derives its materials mainly from or reaches out toward external objects; it is called subjective when it derives its materials mainly from or constantly tends to revert to the personal experience of the author. Compare INHERENT.

   Synonyms:
   subjective

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1. objective

   Synonyms:
   extrinsic, concrete, external

   Antonyms:
   intrinsic, abstract, notional, subjective

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. aim, object, objective, targetnoun

   the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

   "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

   Synonyms:
   intention, aim, quarry, design, physical object, object lens, mark, butt, target area, object, prey, objective lens, intent, object glass, target, fair game, bearing, purpose, heading

   Antonyms:
   abstract, personal, unreal, unobjective, unverifiable, prejudiced, subjective

2. objective, objective lens, object lens, object glassadjective

   the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

   Synonyms:
   object, object lens, aim, object glass, objective lens, target

   Antonyms:
   subjective, personal, abstract, unobjective, unreal, prejudiced, unverifiable

3. objective, nonsubjectiveadjective

   undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

   "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"

   Synonyms:
   documentary, nonsubjective, accusative

   Antonyms:
   unobjective, personal, subjective, unverifiable, abstract, prejudiced, unreal

4. objective, accusativeadjective

   serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes

   "objective case"; "accusative endings"

   Synonyms:
   accusing, accusive, documentary, nonsubjective, accusatory, accusative

   Antonyms:
   abstract, unobjective, prejudiced, subjective, unreal, unverifiable, personal

5. objective, documentaryadjective

   emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation

   "objective art"

   Synonyms:
   documentary, documental, nonsubjective, accusative

   Antonyms:
   abstract, prejudiced, unreal, unobjective, subjective, unverifiable, personal

6. objectiveadjective

   belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events

   "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"

   Synonyms:
   documentary, nonsubjective, accusative

   Antonyms:
   personal, abstract, unobjective, prejudiced, unverifiable, subjective, unreal

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1. • Goal
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1. List of paraphrases for "objective":

   goal, aim, target, purpose, objectives, goals, objectivity, targets, lens, objectively, object, substantive, aims, intent, ziel, factual, end, intention, unbiased, objectif, focus, obiettivo, ambition, intended, purposes, strict, impartial, order

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1. Raheel Sharif:

   We will not stop unless we achieve our end objective of a terror-free Pakistan.

2. Igor Sechin:

   The 1970s, when a series of the largest Middle East producers could determine global oil market conditions by creating cartel structures such as OPEC, should be forgotten, at the moment a number of objective factors exclude the possibility for any cartels to dictate their will to the market. ... As for OPEC, it has practically stopped existing as a united organization.

3. Nikita Kamaev:

   There are problems, but … the objective facts, based on statistics, show that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency … is quite effective, the agency takes the highest number of sanctions against transgressors in the world.

4. Logan Van Liempt:

   People live in a purely carnal physicality and therefore are unable to grasp abstract thought. Physical evidence of a non-physical force is impossible, and without objective philosophical truths, life is utterly meaningless. Due to these intellectual inabilities, rather than individuals using their collective will to seek absolute truth, they choose to be dependent on the materialistic world; rendering them trapped inside a state of existential-crisis.

5. Fox News ' Bret Baier:

   I do not want immigration reform to fail. I want immigration reform to pass, and so I would urge people of good faith from both sides of the aisle that if the objective is to pass common sense immigration reform that secures the borders, that improves legal immigration and that allows those who are here illegally to come in out of the shadows, then we should look for areas of bipartisan agreement and compromise to come together.