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
Akerman turns the youths’ judgmental sociology into a romantic rhapsody with a shot that glides forward, from a wide view of Michèle and Paul submerged in a crowd to a tight double closeup of the two kissing.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Such judgmental questions shut down creativity.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The film’s non-judgmental narration — read by Jacek Zubiel — comments on the characters’ innermost thoughts along the way, adding to the general patina of narcissism without pointing fingers or placing blame.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Anglers All is kind and non-judgmental to new anglers, sells tons of gear and literature, and has served me well on my quest to learn how to navigate Colorado waterways.
—Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Such judgmental questions shut down creativity.
—David Henkin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The film’s non-judgmental narration — read by Jacek Zubiel — comments on the characters’ innermost thoughts along the way, adding to the general patina of narcissism without pointing fingers or placing blame.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Anglers All is kind and non-judgmental to new anglers, sells tons of gear and literature, and has served me well on my quest to learn how to navigate Colorado waterways.
—Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgmental
Adjective
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The initiative will help ensure reliable access to critical medicines, minerals, defense capabilities, and energy and microchips to power AI, Dimon said.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rare earth minerals are critical to military applications, as well as to semiconductor and auto industries.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 2025.
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