subjectiveadjective
uk/səbˈdʒek.tɪv/us/səbˈdʒek.tɪv/C1 influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts:
I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.
More specific and less subjective criteria should be used in selecting people for promotion within the company.
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objective adjective
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- The use of subjective criteria is flawed.
- The problem is that it is a very subjective decision.
- But this is one woman's subjective experience.
- You have to bear in mind that this is a subjective interpretation.
- I find him very attractive but I realize it's a subjective thing.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- favouritism
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- prejudiced
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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subjectively
adverb uk/səbˈdʒek.tɪv.li/us/səbˈdʒek.tɪv.li/
subjectivity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsʌb.dʒekˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ˌsʌb.dʒekˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
There's always an element of subjectivity in decision-making.