nonjudgmental

adjective

non·​judg·​men·​tal ˌnän-ˌjəj-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce nonjudgmental (audio)
: avoiding judgments based on one's personal and especially moral standards
nonjudgmentally adverb

Examples of nonjudgmental in a Sentence

A good friend is nonjudgmental.
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Jane wisely believed that the best way to reach people was in a kind, nonjudgmental way, but beneath the pragmatism, there was a woman with strong convictions and even some controversial opinions. Lisa Wade, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 Like many digital beings, Reps, as Replika’s avatars are known, are engineered to be agreeable, nonjudgmental, and zealously supportive—i.e., suck-ups. Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Elbow coaching allows brief, nonjudgmental and informal opportunities to foster these communications and relationships. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Into that void steps AI: tidy, responsive, nonjudgmental. Kelly Monahan, Fortune, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonjudgmental

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonjudgmental was in 1952

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“Nonjudgmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonjudgmental. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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