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Definitions

objective

[uhb-jek-tiv] / əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
fair, impartial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detached disinterested dispassionate equitable evenhanded nonpartisan open-minded unbiased
STRONG
cold cool straight
WEAK
impersonal judicial just like it is nondiscriminatory strictly business uncolored unemotional uninvolved unprejudiced unprepossessed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
biased interested involved partial passionate prejudiced subjective
STRONG
excited friendly hot warm
WEAK
unfair
NOUN
aim, goal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambition aspiration intention purpose target
STRONG
design end mark mission object zero
WEAK
end in view ground zero

Example Sentences

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"Everything has to be reviewed from the ground up with one objective: zero tolerance."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Chris said it would give them a "more objective view".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The company conducted three late-stage trials: two with infant patients showed positive results, and a third that studied the medicine in adults and adolescents didn’t deliver a statistically significant outcome for its primary objective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The U.S. has denied that regime change in Iran is an objective of its operations.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Dadi was never an objective judge of whether I looked beautiful or perfectly hideous.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.