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
There’s a judgmental aspect to it due to aspects of one’s life.
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Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
In season 4, Patience, the judgmental Puritan ghost, played by Mary Holland, was introduced, as well as Taylor Ortega as Joan, a screenwriter spirit from the 1940s.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 9 May 2025
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
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Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
In season 4, Patience, the judgmental Puritan ghost, played by Mary Holland, was introduced, as well as Taylor Ortega as Joan, a screenwriter spirit from the 1940s.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 9 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgmental
Adjective
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While uncertainty is an inevitable part of the industry, consulting firms have an enormous opportunity to rise above disruption by aligning their strategies with three critical focus areas: innovation, operational efficiency and a people-first mindset.—
Amy Bjarnason,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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That mindset is gone—owners are sinking money into the franchises, which is critical as the players negotiate their new CBA.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
24 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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