as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the summer camp's stated objective is to produce tournament-level tennis players
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as in empirical
based on observation or experience
an objective assessment based solely upon the results of the experiment
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as in impartial
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
the judge removed herself from the case because she doubted her ability to remain objective, given her friendship with one of the attorneys
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as in historical
restricted to or based on fact
the paper's news stories strive to be scrupulously objective, with opinions clearly labeled as commentary
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as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
in the evaluation of their children's musical talent, objectiveness is probably the last thing that we should expect from doting parents
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Recent Examples of objective
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2025
And then the final big objective is just: What will the workforce of the future in an AI-first world look like?
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Moderna set its objective high — achieve 100% adoption and proficiency of generative AI by all its people with access to digital solutions in a six-month period.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Vanguard’s whole approach where the objective is to constantly lower fees is highly un-Wall Street.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2025
And then the final big objective is just: What will the workforce of the future in an AI-first world look like?
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 23 July 2025
Adjective
Given this definitional chaos, researchers have tried to create objective benchmarks to measure progress toward AGI, but these attempts have revealed their own set of problems.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Moderna set its objective high — achieve 100% adoption and proficiency of generative AI by all its people with access to digital solutions in a six-month period.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objective
Adjective
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Lee then escalated her commitment to empirical transparency by self pleasuring daily for 30 consecutive days, documenting the physiological variations, and posting analysis on Reddit’s DataIsBeautiful subreddit.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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However, scientists are developing tools that more precisely predict life expectancy based upon empirical indicators, such as mutation rates, blood biomarkers, telomere length and DNA methylation patterns that measure how your body is aging at a cellular level.—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Restructuring sounds proactive; business optimization sounds strategic; and a focus on cost structures feels impartial.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
20 July 2025
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While representing a 26-year-old Shoshone County woman accused in 2014 of suffocating her boyfriend’s 22-month-old child, Taylor succeeded in getting the trial moved to Kootenai County out of concern of seating an impartial jury.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Supporters say the bill aims to protect historical monuments, not restrict peaceful protest.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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The function of an obituary is to situate its subject’s life and work in historical context.—
John Darnielle,
Pitchfork,
24 July 2025
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Ensuring transparency, consent and equitable data use is essential to building trust and avoiding unintended forms of exploitation.—
Ming-Chien Chyu,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The board also resolved to work transparently and with equitable participation to create a new funding formula that would finally end all of the bickering about money.—
Will McKenna,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The factual takeaway is that prior S&P 500 returns have averaged to 8.27%.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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To Holmes, much of the information being obscured is factual, not political.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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The owners of the pass-through entity receive a state tax credit equal to the amount the entity paid.—
Jeremy Babener,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Strange, that such extravagance could be found consorting with an equal amount of rot.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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In Cincinnati, there are a slew of events, including a documentary film screening, a carnival night and a roller skating party where all wheels are welcome.—
Emily Chen-Newton,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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And of course, Bruce Springsteen and Nas to add a little additional Tri-State perspective to this documentary portrait of Long Island’s favorite son.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
18 July 2025
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The changes ahead are likely to be deep and painful, particularly amid a deep recession afflicting the entertainment business in Hollywood, in whose literal physical neighborhood the Paramount lot sits.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Some have even played this game for literal decades.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
28 July 2025
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“Objective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objective. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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