SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
objectivity
noun
Judgment guided by evidence rather than personal feelings or interests.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Evidence-guided judgment
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Return to topObjectivity concerns how judgments are reached; a neutral stance can still be poorly informed.
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objectivity is grouped under objective in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
objectiveadjective
Based on evidence and fair judgment rather than personal preference.
Free from personal bias
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The competition needed objective criteria for scoring the entries.
The objective record included how long each volunteer took to locate a specified title, while the subjective comments described how comfortable or attractive the layouts felt.
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Anonymizing the entries helped protect the judges' objectivity.
The reviewers protected their objectivity by comparing the contents with the same checklist used for a plain prototype from another designer.
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