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Synonyms for objective
əbˈdʒɛk tɪvob·jec·tive
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Wiktionary
objectivenoun
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subjectiveobjectivenoun
of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality
Antonyms:
subjectiveobjectivenoun
agreed upon by all parties present (or nearly all); based on consensually observed facts
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subjectiveobjectivenoun
not influenced by irrational emotions or prejudices
Antonyms:
subjectiveobjectiveadjective
of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb
Antonyms:
subjective
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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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Princeton's WordNet
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, headingAntonyms:
abstract, personal, unreal, unobjective, unverifiable, prejudiced, subjectiveobjective, 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, targetAntonyms:
subjective, personal, abstract, unobjective, unreal, prejudiced, unverifiableobjective, nonsubjectiveadjective
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
"an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"
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documentary, nonsubjective, accusativeAntonyms:
unobjective, personal, subjective, unverifiable, abstract, prejudiced, unrealobjective, 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, accusativeAntonyms:
abstract, unobjective, prejudiced, subjective, unreal, unverifiable, personalobjective, documentaryadjective
emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation
"objective art"
Synonyms:
documentary, documental, nonsubjective, accusativeAntonyms:
abstract, prejudiced, unreal, unobjective, subjective, unverifiable, personalobjectiveadjective
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, accusativeAntonyms:
personal, abstract, unobjective, prejudiced, unverifiable, subjective, unreal
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Objective
Subjective vs. Objective -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Subjective and Objective.
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#173 | order | |
#245 | design | |
#317 | end | |
#834 | mark | |
#1150 | object | |
#1230 | focus | |
#1258 | purpose | |
#1584 | target | |
#1619 | purposes | |
#1642 | external | |
#1896 | goal | |
#2193 | intended | |
#2196 | goals | |
#2751 | aim | |
#3016 | objectives | |
#3346 | lens | |
#3381 | objective | |
#3834 | concrete | |
#4580 | butt | |
#4623 | targets | |
#5228 | aims | |
#5534 | intent | |
#5917 | heading | |
#5920 | bearing | |
#5984 | documentary | |
#7139 | strict | |
#7295 | intention | |
#9987 | subjective | |
#11047 | unbiased | |
#12727 | prey | |
#13806 | factual | |
#13969 | substantive | |
#15031 | ambition | |
#17743 | quarry | |
#19510 | impartial | |
#26855 | objectivity | |
#27985 | objectively | |
#28441 | accusing | |
#44272 | extrinsic | |
#75320 | ziel | |
#80375 | accusative | |
#85330 | objectif | |
#129424 | accusatory | |
#139054 | obiettivo | |
#181934 | documental |
How to use objective in a sentence?
It was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act.
We will not stop unless we achieve our end objective of a terror-free Pakistan.
I think the overarching objective of Europeans is to do things that don't undermine their climate strategy, so they would like to not use more coal unless they have to, but so far, what their strategy boils down to is to try to buy whatever gas they can find, and I think the risk of that, is this could put a lot of stress on the gas market.
The international rankings are not always transparent or objective and we observe that they have a bias towards playing down French gastronomy.
We're a drinking club with a patriot problem, as Proud Boys, I think our main objective is to defend the West.
Translations for objective
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- موضوعي, متجرد, هدف, عقلاني, حقانيArabic
- objectiuCatalan, Valencian
- cíl, objektivní, objektiv, záměrCzech
- Objektiv, ZielGerman
- αντικειμενικός, αιτιατική, αντικειμενικός φακός, αντικείμενοGreek
- objektivaEsperanto
- objetivoSpanish
- هدفPersian
- esineellinen, esine, objektiivinen, totuudenmukainen, objektiivi, hyväksytty, materiaalinen, tavoite, päämäärä, puolueetonFinnish
- but, objective, objectifFrench
- amasScottish Gaelic
- tárgyeset, objektív, cél, célpont, tárgyiHungarian
- objectivoInterlingua
- obbiettivo, oggettivo, obiettivoItalian
- 対物レンズ, 目的, 客観Japanese
- 목적, 目的Korean
- objektīvsLatvian
- whāingaMāori
- nuchter, nuchtere, streefdoel, doel, objectieve, doelstelling, objectiefDutch
- obiekt, obiektowy, przedmiotowy, cel, obiektyw, obiektywnyPolish
- objetivo, objetivaPortuguese
- obiectivRomanian
- объектный падеж, цель, объективный, объект, объективRussian
- objektiv, mål, sakligSwedish
- shabahaSwahili
- புறநிலைTamil
- layuninTagalog
- mục tiêuVietnamese
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