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objective

/əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Objective means: undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena.

Synonyms for objective28

noun, as in the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

aim, object, target

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

objective lens, object lens, object glass

adjective, as in undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena

nonsubjective, clinical, impersonal, neutral, verifiable

adjective, as in emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation

real, existent

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

accusative

adjective, as in belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events

concrete

also used for objective

disinterested, unbiased, candid, cold, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, factual, just, object case, objective case

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Opposites of objective

subjective

What does objective mean?6

adjective

1

undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena“an objective appraisal”

2

emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation“objective art”

3

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

4

belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events“objective benefits”

noun

1

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)“the sole object of her trip was to see her children”

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with objective?19

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Objective in a sentence

  • From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational.CK
  • Each time we touch the objective, we go back to square one.anzart
  • Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on.Zifre
  • Every experiment required a protected environment and an entirely objective frame of mind.unknown
  • Earning our customers confidence and respect is this firm's objective.unknown
  • You seem to have lost sight of original objective.CK
  • It's hard for nurses to be objective about their patients.CM
  • It is very difficult for anybody to be objective about his own character.unknown

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Forms of objective

as a noun

plural
objectives