Synonyms of objectivity

objectivity

noun

ˌäb-ˌjek-ˈti-və-tē 

as in neutrality

lack of favoritism toward one side or another

the teacher's objectivity would be seriously compromised if his own child were placed in the class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neutrality
• objectiveness
• neutralism
• impartiality
• fairness
• evenhandedness
• nonpartisanship
• equity
• disinterest
• disinterestedness
• justice
• detachment
• tolerance
• fair-mindedness
• indifference
• unconcern
• apathy
• broad-mindedness
• open-mindedness
• straddling
• fence-sitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bias
• prejudice
• favor
• partisanship
• partiality
• favoritism
• subjectivity
• chauvinism
• nepotism
• one-sidedness
• tendency
• nonobjectivity
• inclination
• predisposition
• subjectiveness
• predilection
• propensity
• proclivity
• penchant
• bent
• prejudgment
• preconception
• leaning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of objectivity

Look no further than Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’ bloodless spiking of an editorial endorsing Kamala Harris in the name of greater objectivity. —J.t. Barbarese, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025

There are good reasons to harbor doubts about these reports’ quality and objectivity. —Luis Cayetano Simmari, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024

Feminist philosophers, like Martha Nussbaum and Annette Baier, offer an explanation for our refusal to relinquish it: The claim to objectivity offers us the dream of invulnerability. —Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025

American supporters of Israel recoiled, arguing that Carter had lost the objectivity that had guided him at Camp David. —Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025