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
That’s not true — very subjective and extreme generalization.
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Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Votes were not solicited from members of each coach’s new organization to limit subjective balloting.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Designers such as Jones recognize that a listener’s perception of sound can be subjective, however, and their satisfaction might come from just a subset of overall performance criteria.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
More subjective taste differences were assessed by a panel of sensory experts.
—Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
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Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Votes were not solicited from members of each coach’s new organization to limit subjective balloting.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Designers such as Jones recognize that a listener’s perception of sound can be subjective, however, and their satisfaction might come from just a subset of overall performance criteria.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2025
More subjective taste differences were assessed by a panel of sensory experts.
—Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subjective
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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