Synonyms for objective
- adjective
- noun
Most common
neutral impartial unbiased dispassionate actual factual accusative
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Neutral — not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices
neutral, unbiased, impartial, dispassionate, even-handed, unprejudiced, non-partisan, clinical, unemotional, disinterested, equitable, detached, candid, impersonal, cold, neuter, equal dated, indifferent dated, uninterested dated, unprepossessed rare, unbigoted rare
Other
concrete, accusative, nonsubjective rare
Noun
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- adj. 2
Mind-independent
- adj. 3
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- n. 1
A material object that physically exists.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- objectives → aims, goals, targets, objects…
Example sentences
- neutral We chose Father as a neutral judge of our disputes.
- impartial I doubt very seriously that Tom will be impartial.
- unbiased Tom told Mary that he thought John wasn't unbiased.
- dispassionate Tom always sounds so dispassionate, no matter what he's talking about.
- actual James and Amanda were living an actual fairy tale.
- factual Is it factual to say that arrogant people are thin?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| objective | steady | |
| neutral | steady | |
| impartial | falling | |
| unbiased | steady | |
| dispassionate | steady | |
| actual | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- aim1
- 4 letters
- just1, real1, goal1, cold1, task1
- 5 letters
- cause1, equal2
- 6 letters
- actual3, target2, object2, candid2, neuter2
- 7 letters
- neutral2, factual3, outward2
- 8 letters
- clinical3, external3, concrete2, detached2, unbiased3
- 9 letters
- impartial3, equitable4, extrinsic3, unbigoted
- 10 letters
- impersonal4, accusative4
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unemotional5
- 12 letters
- uninterested4, unprejudiced
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, dispassionate4, nonsubjective
- 14 letters
- unprepossessed
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (equal2 = 2 syllables).