Thesaurus results for VALUE JUDGMENT

value judgment

noun

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 How language encodes value judgments Such logic sets off alarm bells for anyone familiar with the history of eugenics, a movement that began with the idea of improving America by making its people healthier and quickly evolved to make judgments about who is and is not fit to participate in society. —

Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025 Without humans in the loop, to apply a value judgment to issues, organizations can fall into the trap of underreacting to major incidents or overreacting to minor ones. —

Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 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 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

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The comprehensive whole body scan also examines the whole spine, looks for neurological disorders and all kinds of aneurysms, and the enhanced screening adds a body composition analysis, lab testing and brain health assessment.

— David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Dana Stroul, now research director at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, made the assessment Sunday as Washington and Tehran prepare for a second round of indirect nuclear talks in Oman.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026