Synonyms for
Subjective
Definition
Based on personal feelings, opinions, or experiences, rather than facts or evidence.
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- subjective experience
- subjective opinion
- subjective judgment
- subjective reality
- subjective assessment
- subjective interpretation
- subjective feeling
Word family
noun subjectivity
adverb subjectively
Usage note
Subjective refers to opinions or feelings based on personal experience rather than external facts. It is often contrasted with 'objective', which is based on observable facts.
Example sentences
- 1. The teacher's grading was subjective, as she gave higher grades to students she liked more.
- 2. Beauty is subjective, as what one person finds beautiful, another might not.
- 3. The journalist's article was criticized for being too subjective and not factual.
- 4. The art critic's review was very subjective, as he only praised artists he personally knew.
- 5. The athlete's performance was judged subjectively by the judges, leading to controversy and criticism.
Quotes
1. 'Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.' - Edgar Degas
2. 'Beauty is subjective and should not be limited to what we see in the media.' - Lupita Nyong'o
3. 'The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.' - Helen Keller