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Synonyms & Similar Words
thing
item
entity
being
substance
matter
article
commodity
goods
merchandise
product
stuff
material
body
organism
individual
person
creature
living thing
substance
fixture
fixture
device
gadget
contraption
appliance
tool
instrument
utensil
machine
apparatus
entity
unit
element
component
part
portion
section
fragment
piece
chunk
block
objectification
target
focus
subject
theme
topic
issue
point
matter
affair
concern
thingamajig
whatsit
doohickey
gizmo
widget
Meaning of Object
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, an object is "a material thing that can be seen or touched" or "a person or thing to which a feeling or action is directed".
Definitions
- Merriam-Webster defines an object as "something that is or may be perceived, known, or observed" or "a thing that is or may be an aim or end of action".
- The Cambridge Dictionary defines an object as "a person or thing that can be seen or touched" or "a thing that is wanted or needed".
Example Uses
- The object of the game is to score more points than the opposing team.
- The teacher asked the students to identify the objects in the picture.
- The new policy has an object of reducing carbon emissions.
- The object of her desire was a new car.
- The company is an object of admiration for its innovative products.
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
subject
concept
idea
thought
notion
abstraction
intangible
immaterial
nonphysical
abstract
theoretical
hypothetical
ethereal
ephemeral
transitory
fleeting
impermanent
noncorporeal
incorporeal
bodiless
formless
shapeless
invisible
impalpable
inapprehensible
unperceivable
unobservable
unseen
untouched
unknowable
unidentifiable
indistinct
vague
ambiguous
unclear
undefined
unformed
nonentity
nothingness