as in critical
given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things
culinary purists who tend to be judgmental about home cooks who take shortcuts
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Recent Examples of judgmental
Martin boomed), the message was clear: Don't bring your siloed, judgmental views anywhere near a Coldplay concert.
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Pollsters rarely use judgmental language like that these days.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Simone’s down-at-heel, grimly judgmental sister, Devon (Meghann Fahy).
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
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Another person said that the OP seems slightly judgmental.
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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Pollsters rarely use judgmental language like that these days.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Simone’s down-at-heel, grimly judgmental sister, Devon (Meghann Fahy).
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Related Stories Woman Claps Back at Mother-in-Law Over Daycare Drama
Woman Says Family Called Her 'Disgusting' After Pregnancy Announcement
Another person said that the OP seems slightly judgmental.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgmental
Adjective
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This figure has already surpassed the 1,274 cases recorded during the peak year of 2019, marking a critical public health milestone reached just halfway through 2025.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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From there, the first-year MLS club made two critical defensive errors.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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My hypercritical brain took this imperfection and ran with it.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 June 2025
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This has led to multiple fans getting hypercritical of the iconic wrestler, calling out his age and accusing him of simply being a product of former WCW president Eric Bischoff.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Judgmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgmental. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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