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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Art, of course, is subjective and what one creative finds stimulating, another might find too much.
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Shaun Fabos, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Geology, animals, and the human path flow together in this subjective portrait of Portuguese landscapes.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The lottery would eliminate potential subjective judgments by staff that could expose the law to litigation.
—Peter Callaghan, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Wooden boards are generally more expensive, though, so better is a little subjective.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
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Shaun Fabos, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Geology, animals, and the human path flow together in this subjective portrait of Portuguese landscapes.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The lottery would eliminate potential subjective judgments by staff that could expose the law to litigation.
—Peter Callaghan, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Wooden boards are generally more expensive, though, so better is a little subjective.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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