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tending not to judge other people harshly or unfairly
A good friend is nonjudgmental.
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Recent Examples of nonjudgmental
Into that void steps AI: tidy, responsive, nonjudgmental.
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Kelly Monahan, Fortune, 9 July 2025
What actually helps, Kushner said, is nonjudgmental, compassionate support—exactly like what this boss provided.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Our findings reinforce what many LGBTQ+ patients already know – nonjudgmental and competent care is not a luxury, but a public health necessity.
—Nathaniel M. Tran, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
Dedicate time and resources for employees to explore AI tools in a low-stakes, nonjudgmental setting.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Kelly Monahan, Fortune, 9 July 2025
What actually helps, Kushner said, is nonjudgmental, compassionate support—exactly like what this boss provided.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Our findings reinforce what many LGBTQ+ patients already know – nonjudgmental and competent care is not a luxury, but a public health necessity.
—Nathaniel M. Tran, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
Dedicate time and resources for employees to explore AI tools in a low-stakes, nonjudgmental setting.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonjudgmental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonjudgmental
Adjective
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Menotti insisted on open, free-flowing attacking football; more in keeping with the spirit of Brazil and Dutch sides of the 1970s than Argentine sides of the past, who had earned a reputation for being defensive-minded and, above all else, extremely aggressive.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Our reviews are impartial and our opinions are our own.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Guterres also announced that nominations were now open for candidates to join the new International Independent Scientific Panel on AI, designed to provide impartial scientific evidence on the impacts of the technology.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For happy bulbs and a healthier lawn, Heath recommends selecting drought-tolerant grass or simply watering less.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Sep. 2025
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The researchers hypothesized that the reason there are more organisms living on the warheads than around them is because living on a solid hard surface is more advantageous than more transient substrates – and, in doing so, the organisms had become more tolerant to toxins seeping from the weapons.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As a director, Black has an easygoing way with banter and plot.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her soft, shaggy lob is easygoing and effortless—a departure from her past looks, which were heavy, messy-on-purpose blowouts.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In some ways, Smith had a blank canvas, able to implement a culture, with Charlotte’s executives receptive to his ideas.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democratic lawmakers were more receptive across the board to their message, Honeycutt says, while the offices of many Republican lawmakers echoed talking points pushed by the pesticide manufacturers.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The federal probation department, considered a more neutral arbiter, recommended a sentence of 70 to 87 months in prison.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness took a neutral position on the bill.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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He was being put through training recently to test his ability to stay calm under pressure as Douglas tried to overstimulate his senses.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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What made the situation a whole lot easier for both of them was the fact that Breezy stayed happy and calm in her car seat through the whole episode.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Only 43 percent of respondents think the charges against Trump will be adjudicated fairly by a neutral judge and an unprejudiced jury.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
20 Dec. 2023
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Bheem’s courtship of the governor’s unprejudiced niece (a charming Oliva Morris), which provides some comic relief, not that anything in the film is really meant to be taken seriously.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Nov. 2022
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“Nonjudgmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonjudgmental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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