judgmental

adjective

judg·​men·​tal ˌjəj-ˈmen-tᵊl 

1

: of, relating to, or involving judgment

a judgmental error

2

: characterized by a tendency to judge harshly

judgmental prigs

judgmentally

ˌjəj-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 

adverb

Synonyms

• captious
• carping
• caviling
• cavilling
• critical
• faultfinding
• hypercritical
• overcritical
• rejective

Examples of judgmental in a Sentence

He's judgmental about everyone except himself.

You should try to avoid being so judgmental.

Recent Examples on the Web

In that case, some felt the tone crossed a line and became overly judgmental. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

On April 29, entrepreneur, artist, and mental health advocate Tallulah Willis will take the stage at POSSIBLE, the premier marketing event in Miami, to share a simple but powerful philosphy about autism and autistic people: be curious, not judgmental. —Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Especially in mental health support, chatbots were seen as more understanding and less judgmental than human therapists. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

When kids don’t share their sweets during the cookie challenge, commenters can be brutal and judgmental, with kids being called out for not being kind. —Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for judgmental

• omental
• parental
• placental
• segmental
• tegmental
• accidental
• compartmental
• continental
• detrimental
• elemental
• fundamental
• governmental