subjective
adjective
\
Definition of subjective
(Entry 1 of 2)
subjective
noun
\
Definition of subjective (Entry 2 of 2)
Keep scrolling for more
Other Words from subjective
Adjective
\
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for subjective
Synonyms: Adjective
idiomatic, individual, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, singular, unique
Antonyms: Adjective
general, generic, popular, public, shared, universal
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of subjective in a Sentence
Adjective
Art is never a commodity. Commodities are identical units of sure value—bushels of wheat, say—whose price fluctuates from time to time and place to place. Art works are one-of-a-kind … items, materially worthless, which have in common that a price is asked for them. Their value is entirely subjective. — Peter Schjedlahl, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2009 Our perception of loudness is subjective, but sound has an intensity, independent of our hearing, that is measured in decibels (dB). — Jennifer Barone, Discover, July/August 2009 Science is the study of facts—things that are measurable, testable, repeatable, verifiable. I won't bore you with the inevitable discussion of objective reality and how it's ultimately unknowable because we filter it through our individual subjective realities, I'll cut directly to the chase. Science is about the stuff we can agree on. Rocks are hard, water is wet. — David Gerrold, Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2005 Besides, I am not doing this for the anthropology. My aim is nothing so mistily subjective as to "experience poverty" or find out how it "really feels" to be a long-term low-wage worker. — Barbara Ehrenreich, Harper's, January 1999 Dreaming is a subjective experience. a person's subjective perception of the world Personal taste in clothing is very subjective. In reviewing applicants, we consider both objective criteria, such as test scores, and subjective criteria, such as leadership ability. Law can be maddeningly subjective. So much is left up to your own interpretation.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Beauty is indeed subjective, and what makes a woman feel beautiful can vary greatly. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "8 Black Owned Lip Brands Worth Running Your Mouth About," 6 June 2019 The article concedes that the designation is subjective, but then, ever the arbiter, shows a slideshow of different neighborhoods chosen by interviewees. — Collier Meyerson, WIRED, "The Last Black Man Searches for ‘Authenticity’ but There Is None," 6 June 2019 Knierim's new work showed that, contrary to predictions, these content encoding neurons also fired in a location-dependent way, just in a very subjective manner. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Collating memories of what happened based on where it happened," 25 Nov. 2018 Even subjective or unanswerable queries sometimes get seemingly definitive answers. — Rob Copeland, WSJ, "Google Prepares to Launch New Privacy Tools to Limit Cookies," 6 May 2019 The rest will always be subjective and often behind closed doors. — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, "Mike Brown-Marvin Lewis fact or fiction: Cincinnati Bengals lack discipline, accountability?," 9 Jan. 2018 The fashionista in me is saying style is subjective and my applause to these jeans for being unapologetically out-there. — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "You Can Now Buy $425 Jeans Covered In Mud, Because ~Fashion~," 26 Apr. 2017 Photo: Marvel/Walt Disney Studios The Oscars have always been subjective, of course, but at its core, the best picture award is meant to recognize greatness on-screen. — John Jurgensen, WSJ, "In Charged Political Climate, Best Picture Oscar is About More than the Movie," 21 Feb. 2019 Likability judgments are of course highly subjective. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Gender, Likability and Opportunity," 7 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subjective.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for subjective
subjective
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of subjective
See the full definition for subjective in the English Language Learners Dictionary
subjective
adjective
\
Kids Definition of subjective
subjective
adjective
\
Medical Definition of subjective
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on subjective
What made you want to look up subjective? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words for Summer: A Quiz
-
- Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share subjective
Resources for subjective