SUBJECTIVE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

subjective

adjective

(ˌ)səb-ˈjek-tiv

Definition of subjective

as in personal

of, relating to, or belonging to a single person even seemingly unbiased judges are influenced by their own subjective assumptions and interpretations of the law

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Recent Examples of subjective Amendment 84 is an effort to make verification less subjective. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, though, his dismissal was simply a subjective decision in a very subjective business. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 What people find calming is highly subjective, Miller says, but most people gravitate toward blues or greens, not white. — Steven John, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 An agent replenishing an everyday household item is relatively straightforward, but choosing a shirt or dress is more subjective. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subjective

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Adjective

Hemsworth’s work has always spanned genres—just look at his omnivorous DJ sets—but Numbskull positions him as a more traditional songwriter, underscored by the album’s personal, earnest tone.

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
The magnitude of the devastation is made personal for all of us.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of personal

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Now, the high school reunion lives in the device in our hands, capable of giving anyone quantitative signals from a vast reference group at any moment on our personalized scoreboards of social approval.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
The company's Atera platform is helping produce data sets to train AI models, a process that helps accelerate personalized therapies.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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