as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the teacher's objectivity would be seriously compromised if his own child were placed in the class
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Recent Examples of objectivity
And from objectivity, clarity, as his team lost the fifth of its last six MLS games, giving up two penalties in the first half en route to the loss.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 24 May 2026
He’s also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary’s public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán’s party — until objectivity can be restored.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
The vast majority of parents have very little objectivity about their childrens' athletic ability.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 24 May 2026
He’s also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary’s public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán’s party — until objectivity can be restored.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
He's also vowed to suspend the news services of Hungary's public broadcaster — widely seen as a mouthpiece of Orbán's party — until objectivity can be restored.
—CBS News, 9 May 2026
The vast majority of parents have very little objectivity about their childrens' athletic ability.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objectivity
Noun
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The pollution limit — or cap — declines each year, reducing the total amount of emissions in the state and helping California reach its ambitious climate targets, including 100% carbon neutrality by 2045.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The group stands for love and peace of all people globally and neutrality.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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While questioning a potential juror on impartiality, the man informed the court that a woman who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story about the case aloud on her phone.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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“Objectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectivity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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