subjectively — in a way that is based on personal opinions, feelings, or interpretations rather than on facts
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: in a way that is based on personal opinions, feelings, or interpretations rather than on facts
Pronunciation (IPA): /səbˈdʒektɪvli/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother rates all movies subjectively based on how many cats appear in them.
- Students often evaluate their teachers subjectively rather than objectively.
- He subjectively decided that pizza is a vegetable because it has tomato sauce.
subjectively
ADVERB[/səbˈdʒektɪvli/]
in a way that is based on personal opinions, feelings, or interpretations rather than on facts
💡 Concept
Three judges rate the same painting subjectively, giving wildly different scores.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/səbˈdʒektɪvli/
🇬🇧 UK/səbˈdʒektɪvli/
🌳Etymology
Prefixsub--
Rootject
Suffix--ively
🎵Rhyme
objectivelyeffectivelyrespectively
objectively
effectively
respectively
🔗Collocations
judge subjectively
view subjectively
experience subjectively
interpret subjectively
perceive subjectively
evaluate subjectively
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother rates all movies subjectively based on how many cats appear in them.”
“Students often evaluate their teachers subjectively rather than objectively.”
😄 Fun example
“He subjectively decided that pizza is a vegetable because it has tomato sauce.”
“Art critics must try not to judge paintings too subjectively.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
personallyindividuallyprivatelybiasedly
Antonyms
objectivelyimpartiallyneutrally
Related
subjectivesubjectivitybiasopinionperspective
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