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

Standing in their way is a horde of judgmental Jewish women including Noah's mother Bina (Tovah Feldshuh), his sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), and his ex Rebecca (Emily Arlook). —Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024

Tovah Feldshuh, who plays Noah’s judgmental mother, is even shorter than you, Kristen, but pretty much everyone else in the cast is very tall. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024

Virgos are intensely intelligent and immensely judgmental. —Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024

At the time of all of the events in Rob's story, the media reporting on these issues talked about Rob in this incredibly judgmental way. —Simon Thompson, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1