Objectivity
What it means
Fair judgment based on facts rather than personal preference.
Reach for it when naming disciplined reliance on evidence and fair criteria in judgment
Objectivity kept the hiring panel focused on evidence and clear criteria.
Words to choose between 7
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warm
Fits when just process and treatment matter most
Careful Fairness can require non-neutral correction.
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professional
Fits when equal treatment between parties is central
Careful Impartiality does not guarantee correct evidence.
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professional
Fits when judgment is free from controlling interests
Careful Independence alone does not remove personal bias.
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professional
neutrality
Fits when taking no side is the stated position
Careful Neutrality may be inappropriate in the face of harm.
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formal
evenhandedness
Fits when comparable claims receive comparable scrutiny
Careful Evenhandedness can create false balance.
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formal
factuality
Fits when correspondence with verifiable fact leads
Careful Factuality does not settle values or interpretation.
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literary
detachment
Fits when emotional distance supports analysis
Careful Detachment can weaken empathy and context.
Opposites 3
- subjectivity
- bias
- partiality
Common phrases 3
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maintain objectivity
Rotating reviewers helped the panel maintain objectivity.
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journalistic objectivity
Journalistic objectivity required checking the mayor's claim against records.
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degree of objectivity
Published scoring rules added a degree of objectivity to selection.
Word family 2
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Objectivity is strengthened by methods, disclosure, and review; it is not an observer's claim to be perspective-free.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated