subjective.

Shaped by personal experience, perception, or judgment.

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Words that belong together

• subjective judgment
• subjective experience

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The ratings measure subjective experience rather than external conditions.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more subjective; superlative most subjective when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: common.