objective
What you're after
An objective is something you wish to accomplish or prove, similar to a goal.
As an adjective, objective has myriad meanings.
The objective case, in many languages, is the case of nouns or pronouns when they are the object of a verb or of a preposition.
If you are objective about something (as opposed to subjective), you evaluate it without distortion from personal prejudices.
Objective reality observable by the senses and agreed upon by everyone: The objective reality is that, on sunny days, the sky is blue.
Purpose or direction
- targetObject of pursuit
- purposeReason something exists
- missionPurpose-driven task
- ambitionDesire for achievement
aspiration · destination · endpoint · milestone · intention · endeavor · pursuit · quest
Free from prejudice
- neutralNot favoring any side
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- evenhandedFair to all parties
nonpartisan · unprejudiced · balanced · equitable · just · open-minded · fair-minded · disinterested
Grounded in truth
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- measurableAble to be gauged
- observableCapable of being detected
- verifiableAble to be proven
quantifiable · scientific · data-driven · concrete · tangible · demonstrable · testable · reproducible
Attitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- standpointPosition for judgment
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- analysisMethodical study of parts
approach · method · filter · angle · vantage point · prism · focus · scope
Examining parts methodically
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- coldLow temperature state
aloof · impersonal · emotionless · distant · removed · scientific · rational · cool
Case for direct objects
- caseContainer or instance
- complementWhat makes complete
- noun phraseMulti-word noun construction
- recipientOne who receives something
patient · theme · argument · transitive
aim
Purpose or direction
ambition · aspiration · destination · endpoint · milestone · intention · endeavor · pursuit · quest · vision
unbiased
Free from prejudice
- neutralNot favoring any side
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
evenhanded · nonpartisan · unprejudiced · balanced · equitable · just · open-minded · fair-minded · disinterested · detached
factual
Grounded in truth
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- measurableAble to be gauged
- observableCapable of being detected
verifiable · quantifiable · scientific · data-driven · concrete · tangible · demonstrable · testable · reproducible · experimental
perspective
Attitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- standpointPosition for judgment
- frameworkUnderlying support system
analysis · approach · method · filter · angle · vantage point · prism · focus · scope · examination
analytical
Examining parts methodically
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
cold · aloof · impersonal · emotionless · distant · removed · scientific · rational · cool · measured
accusative
Case for direct objects
- caseContainer or instance
- complementWhat makes complete
- noun phraseMulti-word noun construction
recipient · patient · theme · argument · transitive
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- projectsproject, projects, tasks, milestones, deadlines
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- philosophical termsSocratic, Kantian, Cartesian, Aristotelian, dialectical
- viewpoint traitsimpartial, biased, neutral, fair, unfair
objectivesubjective
Based on personal perspective
biased · partial · prejudiced · one-sided · partisan
objectivesubjective
Based on personal perspective
speculative · hypothetical · theoretical · conjectural · unempirical
objectivesubjective
Based on personal perspective
personal · mental · internal · introspective · phenomenal
- scientific objectivityImpartial pursuit of truth
- moral objectionEthics-based opposition
- no objection
- minor objectionSmall complaint, easily dismissed
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
- objective truthReality independent of perception
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