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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 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
  • Manufacturing, localization, workforce and supply-chain requirements will form part of those assessments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In the same way that a picture is worth a thousand words, the six-word answer to this question is worth many hours of further questions and assessments.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of assessments
Noun
  • The strange aspect of Hughes’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool is that appraisals of his performance fluctuated so wildly — and rarely presciently.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The owners were given third-party appraisals on each property and allowed to discuss the land acquisition over several months.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of appraisals
Noun
  • Finally, the case for continuing Republican support remains grounded in voters’ perceptions of Republican competence on the economy, border security and crime.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • McDonald’s said the restaurant modernizations include lockers to handle delivery orders more easily, more visible coffee preparation areas to enhance quality perceptions, bigger play areas and improved kitchen layouts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of perceptions
Noun
  • Airports in Minnesota, Florida and South Carolina left the best impressions on travelers, according to a new JD Power report.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But only the doctors’ impressions came to be regarded as reliable knowledge.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • The company also underwent evaluations of its manufacturing capabilities and previous customer work.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Representatives of the State Attorney General’s Office, however, pointed to Thompson’s pending evaluations and opposed holding a competency hearing in Miami.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaluations
Noun
  • Outside estimates put the expense at well over a hundred billion dollars.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier on-chain estimates put the outflows at about $183 million, but Bitget said those analyses had not captured activity across all affected blockchains.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of estimates
Noun
  • In the song, Swift apologizes to an ex for neglecting his feelings, comparing the bliss of a rebound relationship to the excitement of drug users post-withdrawal in recovery, where the term in the title originates.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Horton said the study’s results suggest that feelings can cloud a litigant’s judgment.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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