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

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

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

The ratings provided for each SIP intervention were applied subjectively based on discussions with experts, literature research, and modelling.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

Considered even subjectively, the great undertaker, whose name and responsibility keep a great many productive forces together, may demand a higher reward, because there are so few persons competent to do the same.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm