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

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Etymology

Origin of subjectively

subjective ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

subjectively

Worth told BBC Sport that pain is experienced subjectively.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

The setting is more California than Denmark, but location is dealt with subjectively in a first act that closely follows Hamlet’s perspective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

"Don’t ever just launch a logo - when people see a logo they tend to subjectively respond to it. It’s always good to show as much as you can," he explains.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024

"The quantified inflammatory changes of neck muscles significantly correlate with the number of days lived with headache and the presence of subjectively perceived neck pain," Dr. Sollmann said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023

Contrary statements may perhaps be due to the fact that the tense state of expectancy on the part of the observer made the interval between the last taps appear subjectively somewhat longer.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Oskar Pfungst

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