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 Other offside decisions are subjective, and nowadays attackers are much less likely to be penalised than in seasons past, as referees have been told to find reasons for play to continue and allow more goals. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 2 July 2026 This shifts the workflow from subjective interpretation to objective execution. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Patients also reported subjective improvements in nausea, fatigue, appetite and depression. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 But the disagreement ultimately has less to do with objective criteria—such as the effects of climate change in Europe, which is warming twice as fast as the global average—than subjective questions about what constitutes an acceptable level of physical suffering and sacrifice. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for subjective

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Bryan West Madison Square Garden does hold personal significance for Swift.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app about two years ago.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of personal

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Face Reality now has more than 10,000 experts in the market helping clients with personalized care.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Shannon points to European football coach José Mourinho, who partnered with Snickers on an interactive campaign in which his AI avatar gives advice to fans in personalized videos.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

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