objective vs thing

thing vs objective

objective and thing both are nouns.

objective is an adjective but thing is not an adjective.

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

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

objective: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
thing: a special objective

Other hyponyms of objective include grail, business, point, lulz.

objective (noun)	thing (noun)
the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed	a separate and self-contained entity
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)	an action
	an artifact
	an entity that is not named specifically
	any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
	a special abstraction
	a special objective
	a vaguely specified concern
	a statement regarded as an object
	an event
	a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
	a special situation

objective (adjective)	thing (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 thing

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