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Objective

/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

A material object that physically exists.

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📖 Definitions of "Objective"

noun

1
A material object that physically exists.
2
A goal that is striven for.
3
(grammar) The objective case.
4
(grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.

adjective

1
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
2
Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
3
Based on observed facts.
4
(grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.

🔄 Synonyms of "Objective"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
coolverb	(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
concretenoun	Real, actual, tangible.
objectnoun	A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
clinicalnoun	(medicine) Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
impersonalnoun	Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
neutralnoun	(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
verifiablenoun	Able to be verified or confirmed.
representational	Of or pertaining to representation or to representationalism.
object glassnoun	Synonym of objective (“part of a microscope, telescope, etc.”).
nonsubjective	Not subjective.
accusativenoun	(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
aimnoun	Intention or goal.
targetnoun	A goal or objective.

↔️ Antonyms of "Objective"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
subjectivenoun	Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Objective"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
objectnoun	A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
concretenoun	Real, actual, tangible.
representational	Of or pertaining to representation or to representationalism.
verifiablenoun	Able to be verified or confirmed.
accusativenoun	(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
neutralnoun	(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
impersonalnoun	Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
coolverb	(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
object glassnoun	Synonym of objective (“part of a microscope, telescope, etc.”).
nonsubjective	Not subjective.
clinicalnoun	(medicine) Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
aimnoun	Intention or goal.
targetnoun	A goal or objective.
substantivenoun	Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
thingnoun	That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
realistic	Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
practicalnoun	Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
principlenoun	A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
substancenoun	Physical matter; material.
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.