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
In the study, people who drank between two and three daily cups of coffee or one or two cups of tea had lower subjective cognitive decline and performed better on cognitive tests.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
This loss would negatively impact subjective and objective outcomes.
—Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
From a methodological point of view, these latter are considered multiple and varied subjective meanings of our life experiences that individuals mentally create in order to understand the world, while the involved process is called the construction of meaningful reality.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
What changed in that moment was not the description of the patients’ suffering, but the possibility of a biological explanation linking subjective symptoms with an objective, see-for-yourself finding.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
This loss would negatively impact subjective and objective outcomes.
—Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
From a methodological point of view, these latter are considered multiple and varied subjective meanings of our life experiences that individuals mentally create in order to understand the world, while the involved process is called the construction of meaningful reality.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
What changed in that moment was not the description of the patients’ suffering, but the possibility of a biological explanation linking subjective symptoms with an objective, see-for-yourself finding.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjective
Adjective
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The Crosstown Classic just got incredibly personal.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Riley has been through his share of personal loss.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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In addition to these, the clinic offers advanced techniques such as Two Days FUE, Sapphire FUE, DHI, Combined FUE & DHI, and Long Hair FUE, each designed to meet different patient needs and provide effective, personalized hair restoration solutions.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Today’s audiences look for a more personalized movie experience that festivals can provide, which also steers them in the direction of repertory cinema.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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