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

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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

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1. Objectiveadjective

   Hence: Unbiased; unprejudiced; fair; uninfluenced by personal feelings or personal interests; considering only the facts of a situation unrelated to the observer; -- of judgments, opinions, evaluations, conclusions, reasoning processes.

   Synonyms:
   Objective, Subjective.

2. Objectiveadjective

   (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever is exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, as opposed to being related to thoughts of feelings, and opposed to subjective.

   Synonyms:
   Objective, Subjective.

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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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How to use objective in a sentence?

1. Michael Rushford:

   The underlying motive of the administration is to mainstream as many of these condemned murderers as possible, our objective was to speed up the process.

2. Julius Maada Bio:

   These attacks are therefore premeditated, orchestrated, and executed with a clear objective – to make the state ungovernable.

3. The State Department:

   This designation expands the opportunity to permanently resettle in the United States to many thousands of Afghans and their immediate family members who may be at risk due to their U.S. affiliation but who are not eligible for a Special Immigrant Visa( SIV) because they did not have qualifying employment, or because they have not met the time-in-service requirement to become eligible, the U.S. objective remains a peaceful, secure Afghanistan.

4. Kelly McCrimmon:

   It's a privilege, we don't take it for granted. We work real hard. You have to get lucky along the way at times, also. That's kind of been our objective right from the opening season.

5. Katy Hansell:

   The employee enters into this conversation with a curious, teaming objective and may have formulated some ideas about what aspects of their job they would like to carve out and assign to a peer, if it is presented as an opportunity for the employee to devote more of their time and energy into the aspect of their job that they excel at, it becomes a win/win scenario for their boss.