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- pronunciation:
 b
jek
tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a goal or purpose toward which one's efforts are directed; aim.
Our objective was to convince the town council that bicycle paths are needed in these neighborhoods.What is your objective in doing this research?
- synonyms:
- aim, goal, intent, intention, purpose, target
- similar words:
- ambition, aspiration, design, destination, end, idea, mark, mission, object, plan, point, purport
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| definition 2: |
in optical instruments such as telescopes and microscopes, the lens closest to the object being observed.
- similar words:
- lens, optic
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| definition 3: |
in grammar, the objective case, or a word form in this case, such as "them".
- synonyms:
- accusative
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| related words: |
chase, motive |
adjective + (n.)objective
ambitious,
behavioral,
broad,
clear,
cognitive,
competing,
conservation,
consistent,
curricular,
desired,
educational,
environmental,
explicit,
following,
fundamental,
immediate,
industrial,
instructional,
key,
legitimate,
limited,
long-term,
main,
major,
measurable,
military,
multiple,
organizational,
overall,
political,
primary,
principal,
secondary,
short-term,
sole,
specific,
stated,
strategic,
ultimate
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verb + (n.)objective
accomplish, achieve, advance, attain, define, establish, formulate, fulfill, implement, meet, perceive, pursue, satisfy, select, specify, state
(n.)objective
+ verb
assess, evaluate, guide, identify, minimize, outline, promote, secure
noun + (n.)objective
achievement, aim, attainment, audit, course, fitness, goal, implementation, instructor, learning, lesson, management, means, mission, policy, priority, pursuit, teaching
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not influenced by personal prejudice or feelings; unbiased.
I considered her problem in the most objective way I could.It was difficult for the parents to be objective about their own child's performance.- synonyms:
- fair, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced
- antonyms:
- subjective
- similar words:
- detached, disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, evenhanded, impersonal, just, neutral, open-minded, sober
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| definition 2: |
having reality or tangible existence independent of the observer.
These are objective facts and cannot be argued away.- synonyms:
- actual, real, tangible
- antonyms:
- subjective
- similar words:
- corporeal, material, palpable, physical
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| definition 3: |
of or pertaining to an object.
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| definition 4: |
in grammar, denoting or concerning the case of a word used as the object of a verb or preposition.
- synonyms:
- accusative
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| related words: |
candid, factual, fair, honest, unbiased, valid |
(adj.)objective
+ noun
analysis,
assessment,
basis,
concept,
condition,
criteria,
data,
evaluation,
evidence,
exchange,
feature,
function,
indicator,
information,
judgment,
knowledge,
lens,
manner,
measure,
measurement,
method,
observation,
observer,
performance,
perspective,
reality,
science,
setting,
standard,
status,
test,
truth,
value,
view
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| derivations: |
objectively (adv.), objectiveness (n.) |
The word objective
contains the following parts:
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
  Example words:
abject, adjacent, adjective, conjecture, deject, dejection, ejaculatory, eject, inject, injection, interject, interjection, jet, jetsam, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, rejection, subjacent, subject, subjective, trajectory
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive
, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, abusive, accumulative, activate, active, actively, activist, administrative, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, cognitive, combative, conclusive, curative, cursive, dative, derisive, divisive, effusive, emotive, exclusive, expensive, figurative, fixative, formative, fricative, fugitive, imperative, incisive, inclusive, infinitive, interactive, laxative, native, normative, objective, permissive, productive, protective, quantitative, relative, restive, subjective
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