goal vs objective

objective vs goal

goal and objective both are nouns.

goal is not an adjective while objective is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
goal	Yes	No	No	No
objective	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, objective is a hyponym of goal; that is, objective is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than goal:

goal: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
objective: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

Other hyponyms of goal include aim, object, target, bourn, bourne, end-all, destination, terminus, no-goal, aim, design, intent, intention, purpose, intention.

goal (noun)	objective (noun)
a successful attempt at scoring	the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points	the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

goal (adjective)	objective (adjective)
	undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
	serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
	belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
	emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation

Difference between goal and objective

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