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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Recent Examples of subjective
But some worry relying on police training is too subjective.
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
That means our list is highly subjective and in no way all-encompassing.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The soundscape of Unseen Olympiad was created independently of the footage, again lending to the subjective feel.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
What’s fascinating about Soderbergh’s approach to the film – and what his critics seemed to not realize – is there was little attempt to bring the audience inside the rather distant leader and create a subjective viewing experience where the audience identified with Che.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
That means our list is highly subjective and in no way all-encompassing.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The soundscape of Unseen Olympiad was created independently of the footage, again lending to the subjective feel.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
What’s fascinating about Soderbergh’s approach to the film – and what his critics seemed to not realize – is there was little attempt to bring the audience inside the rather distant leader and create a subjective viewing experience where the audience identified with Che.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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