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 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 objective
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Analyst Wamsi Mohan reiterated his buy rating on the iPhone maker and lifted his price objective to $320 per share from $270.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Analyst Jason Helfstein’s new objective forecast implies the stock could rise 46% from Tuesday’s close.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Linda is the main character, but there’s very little objectivity from her.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
During 20 plus years as a NATO Ally, Romania has consistently partnered with the United States to meet our common defense objectives.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Analyst Wamsi Mohan reiterated his buy rating on the iPhone maker and lifted his price objective to $320 per share from $270.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Overseeing the district superintendent and treasurer are among the most important roles a school board plays, and this responsibility needs to be taken seriously with objective standards, transparently applied.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Analyst Jason Helfstein’s new objective forecast implies the stock could rise 46% from Tuesday’s close.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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Denholm has repeatedly denied that her objectivity has been clouded by the wealth she’s made selling Tesla stock over the years.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Linda is the main character, but there’s very little objectivity from her.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for objective
Adjective
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Wilken repeatedly emphasized the three cases involve claims under antitrust law, not other areas of law, and whether other areas of law are impacted would require separate litigation, with evidence, testimony and empirical analysis.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The team’s analysis, published in Royal Society Open Science, included more than 50 shark species and provides some of the best empirical evidence to date for some kind of firm scaling rule in zoology.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
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China won’t fund projects promoting gender equity, affirmative action, training impartial judges, or improvements on regulatory performance in African nations as these are not things that its government values at home.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our reviews are impartial and our opinions are our own.—
Joe Salas
October 29,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And so our friendship was born, and grew from there over weeks and then months of talking about authorial voice, the politics of publishing, the crushing despair of our historical moment, and how long should a chapter be, anyway?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kim explores social and historical themes including modernization, militarism, and migration through a practice encompassing sound, video, and installation art.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The observational study included more than 3,500 women with an average age of 52 and used the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire to examine how many of them had dry eye disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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The findings were based on an observational study that analyzed data from over 33,000 adults in the UK Biobank.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Opening a business with 2% margins in a city that already gets top scores for equitable access to groceries sounds like a losing proposition.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The practice of adding fluoride to public water systems started in the United States in 1945 to help improve oral health in a cost-effective and equitable way.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In factual, the slate includes Bolivian prison doc Inside Out, which goes inside the walls of the notorious San Pedro prison, run by inmates.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also identified multiple factual errors.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bibby is equal parts intense and relaxed in practices.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The outing—which, according to local reports, appeared to be equal parts publicity stunt, cultural gesture, and celebration of potential new AI partnerships—drew throngs of spectators with flashing cameras, and sent South Korean fried-chicken stocks soaring.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hesse shot over 200 hours of documentary footage in the early 1960s, creating an archive of negatives that capture the first few chapters of a nation’s history.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The result is a gritty crime opera with something of a documentary-esque sensibility.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Objective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objective. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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