subjectively

American  

[suhb-jek-tiv-lee] / səbˈdʒɛk tɪv li /

adverb

1. in a way that pertains to or is influenced by a person’s feelings, moods, opinions, prejudices, etc..

   The compilations are not intended to be representative, but were put together entirely subjectively according to our own taste.

   A system in which supervisors evaluate employees entirely subjectively is likely to increase unfair discrimination.

2. within the mind, as thoughts, feelings, or perceptions; internally.

   Time is experienced subjectively by each individual, and our perception of time and how we remember it is shaped by the context of a situation.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsubjectively
  adverb
• quasi-subjectively
  adverb
• unsubjectively
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of subjectively

subjective ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

subjectively

It suggested the "successive removal" of Marten and Gordon's children "may have reinforced their perception of harm caused by children's social care, making the concealment of Victoria feel subjectively 'rational"'.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Worth told BBC Sport that pain is experienced subjectively.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

The study sample reflected varying cognitive conditions as they occur in a real world situation: It included individuals who were cognitively healthy, patients with MCI and others with subjectively perceived but not measurable memory problems.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

And the fact that we all share the same physical space and physical world, but we all experience reality so entirely individually and subjectively just from our own little brain bubbles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

Finally, we must remark that the last two kinds of Action ever tend to relapse into the second, which subjectively is a mere form of the first.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.