value judgments

noun

plural of value judgment
as in assessments
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 judgments These are not value judgments on either of those profiles, but there is a loss of control. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 But both Singh and Oppenheim insist their film makes no intentional value judgments about Hansen or his show’s legacy. — David MacK, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 These are high-value judgments being made faster and with better information. — Andrew Antos, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 But comments that suggest law enforcement may have been driven by personal value judgments against the streamers' journalistic credibility could hamper a prosecution. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgments
  1. assessments
  2. appraisals
  3. perceptions
  4. impressions
  5. evaluations
  6. estimates
  7. feelings
Noun
  • Its engineering and technical teams provide analysis and assessments that help the service evaluate its warfighting capabilities.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Their assessments point to a tighter race than many initially expected, including perhaps Matsui who has spent millions of her personal wealth on the campaign in recent months.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessments
Noun
  • The company’s responsibilities have included negotiating acquisitions, structuring deals, ensuring project appraisals are completed and collaborating with the state agency that Bell leads.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The shop also provides research and appraisals of instruments.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of appraisals
Noun
  • The data comes from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s inaugural regional well-being survey, which asked adults across 14 counties about their finances, housing, communities and perceptions of their own lives.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The school has worked hard to knock down the bogeyman perceptions.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of perceptions
Noun
  • Its digital platforms Drafting and Reign have now generated more than 1B impressions across Substack, IG and TikTok, with multiple original short stories published on Drafting now being developed for television.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Stay with PCMag before, throughout, and following the unveiling for the latest news and my impressions of all the products.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • Beehive plans to shift toward vehicle integration once the prototype advances through further evaluations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • After 90 days and weekly supervisor evaluations, the PIP officially ended in July 2025.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaluations
Noun
  • Walczak’s estimates assume local governments raise tax rates enough to fully replace the lost revenue, based on state property records for every parcel in Florida.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The team generated 500 model estimates and calculated average concentrations for 25 PFAS detected at least once in the national dataset.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimates
Noun
  • But at least, in this instance, it comes fueled by feelings more acutely personal than mere individual glory.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Yes, some events do occur, which, yes, cause many of these characters to feel a variety of feelings against a colorful array of settings.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of feelings

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“Value judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgments. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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