- 1not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; considering only facts synonym unbiased an objective analysis/assessment/report objective criteria I find it difficult to be objective where he's concerned. These figures give a reliable and objective indicator of changing trends in people's lifestyles. opposite subjective
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- 2(philosophy) existing outside the mind; based on facts that can be proved objective reality opposite subjective
- 3[only before noun] (grammar) the objective case is the one which is used for the object of a sentence
adverb Looked at objectively, the situation is not too bad. Can these effects be objectively measured? I was too upset to see things objectively.
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noun [uncountable] There was a lack of objectivity in the way the candidates were judged. scientific objectivitySee objective in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: objective