value judgment

as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary

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Recent Examples of value judgment The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 To do otherwise would have been to engage in what the justices often decry: substituting their own political value judgments for the will of Congress and the executive’s enforcement of that will. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025 Gail Gottehrer, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, Inc. AI Shouldn’t Make the Final Call One of the fundamental acts of a leader is to make value judgments — pursue opportunity A, decline opportunity B, promote employee A, let go of employee B. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025 The rating is not making a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue. Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for value judgment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
Noun
  • The man, whose identity has not yet been made public, is being detained under the country's Mental Health Act, following an assessment by medical professionals in custody.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Gaza’s infrastructure is in a state of collapse, according to a UN assessment.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An appraisal and title search must be completed before the underwriting process.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In their announcement, Syracuse cited a Goldman Sachs appraisal that has the creator economy approaching $500 billion by 2027.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Doctors can then refer people to retinal specialists for future evaluation and treatment.
    Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly before his death, Maka began having brief seizures, so the team began scheduling comprehensive evaluations.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The study agreed that the culprit that made the mark was likely dropped into the wet cement, leaving the near perfect body impression.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, witnessing civil rights events such as the March on Washington, left an impression on her.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The activist Aralikar believes that creating opportunities for female success is the key to shifting perceptions.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One of the chief reasons for flagging confidence is a perception that colleges aren’t giving graduates the skills employers need, said Kevin Guskiewicz, president of Michigan State University, one of the leaders at the meeting.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The industrial supplier dropped 5% after missing Wall Street analysts’ estimates for quarterly profits.
    Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Seniors, of course, would like to get some estimate of how much their benefits could go up as soon as possible.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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