subjectively
Americanadverb
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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.
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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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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
That’s a good question — and one that can be only be answered subjectively.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
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
In ordinary language, the facts are objectively, rather than subjectively, determined.
From How We Think by Dewey, John
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