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
However, a driver is not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab at a DUI checkpoint, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside.
Field sobriety tests are subjective and may not accurately measure sobriety, according to Bee archives.
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
When that happens, AI will have enough self-awareness and consciousness to have conscious subjective feelings and so be able to make an executive decision on how to manage the politeness vs. processing power balance.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
That is to say, Communism should not only be considered something many Jews participated in, but as a subjective site in which Ashkenazi Jews made and remade their identities as often first- and second-generation Americans.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Affordability is subjective, but compared to Mecklenburg County’s median sale price of $467,000, the homes in Shelby are cheaper.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
When that happens, AI will have enough self-awareness and consciousness to have conscious subjective feelings and so be able to make an executive decision on how to manage the politeness vs. processing power balance.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
That is to say, Communism should not only be considered something many Jews participated in, but as a subjective site in which Ashkenazi Jews made and remade their identities as often first- and second-generation Americans.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Affordability is subjective, but compared to Mecklenburg County’s median sale price of $467,000, the homes in Shelby are cheaper.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjective
personal
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The third level involves strengthening behavior, particularly in personal and professional contexts.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office directed questions to his political team, which confirmed the payments from a campaign account but said the property was being rented as office space — not a personal residence.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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