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
In ‘Pics,’ Alison belongs to a group chat that functions like a judgmental Greek chorus.
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july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
For people who feel marginalized, powerless, or cut off from the elite—like much of Gen Z—bots seem less judgmental than humans and thus give their users more agency.
—Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
That sharp, judgmental gaze of the private investigator fits a member of the Fate family perfectly.
—John Wiswell, People.com, 3 July 2025
But what if, despite your best intentions, your communication is coming off as judgmental?
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for judgmental
Book Marks
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
For people who feel marginalized, powerless, or cut off from the elite—like much of Gen Z—bots seem less judgmental than humans and thus give their users more agency.
—Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
That sharp, judgmental gaze of the private investigator fits a member of the Fate family perfectly.
—John Wiswell, People.com, 3 July 2025
But what if, despite your best intentions, your communication is coming off as judgmental?
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for judgmental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgmental
Adjective
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The collapse of the Oxbow Bridge, which linked Cibola in La Paz County to California, poses a serious threat to public health and safety and has cut off a critical access route between the two states, the La Paz County Board of Supervisors said.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Every day across America, transportation officials face the same critical challenges: reducing 40,000 annual traffic fatalities, managing increasingly congested roadways and improving air quality in urban centers.—
David Roberts,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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