objective vs goal

goal vs objective

objective and goal both are nouns.

objective is an adjective but goal is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, goal is a hypernym of objective; that is, goal is a word with a broader meaning than objective:

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

Other hypernyms of objective include end.

objective (noun)	goal (noun)
the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed	a successful attempt at scoring
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)	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 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)

objective (adjective)	goal (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 objective and goal

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