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
Additionally, Jerry had no way of knowing if the various strangers milling around on the cold soundstage were from the production (supportive, hopeful) or from the studio (skeptical, judgmental).
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Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Employees using generative AI may focus on task completion speed (visible to supervisors) but neglect judgmental oversight or error-checking (which is costly to monitor).
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
During his time on the bench, Caprio developed a persona at odds with many TV judges — more sympathetic and less confrontational and judgmental.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Many Reddit users found the note to be an out-of-touch and judgmental overreach.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Employees using generative AI may focus on task completion speed (visible to supervisors) but neglect judgmental oversight or error-checking (which is costly to monitor).
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
During his time on the bench, Caprio developed a persona at odds with many TV judges — more sympathetic and less confrontational and judgmental.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Many Reddit users found the note to be an out-of-touch and judgmental overreach.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgmental
Adjective
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For the first time in human history, your intelligence will no longer be critical to your survival.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.
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