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 high-value judgments being made faster and with better information. — Andrew Antos, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 In non-coding jobs, there are degrees of functionality informed by value judgments. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 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
  • Another point is to mandate that all military intelligence infrastructure treats AI-derived target assessments as highly suspect, rather than highly accurate.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If passed, Amendment 3 would lower the cap on annual property assessments on rental and commercial properties from a 10% increase to a 5% increase.
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of assessments
Noun
  • Many measures, such as those in Louisiana, have yet to receive cost appraisals but are still projected to curb local government revenue streams.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • The benefits listed in official scientific and governmental appraisals of the water’s mineral content are nothing short of miraculous.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of appraisals
Noun
  • How To Measure Free Cash Flow Correctly The shift in focus by investors from earnings to free cash flow marks a turning point in market perceptions.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The study’s explicit inclusion of visitors’ perceptions of utility, and particularly the idea that visitors seem to actually respond to recommendations, raises the question of how museums should wield this power over the visitor experience.
    — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
Definition of perceptions
Noun
  • Most recently, Playboy celebrated the release of the Playboy summer issue with Cara Delevingne on the cover, driving 5 billion media impressions and nearly 30 million impressions on social media.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • In many ways, signage is a company's first handshake with the customer—and in business, first impressions still matter.
    — Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • Like during OpenAI’s tests, normal safety guardrails were removed during Anthropic’s evaluations to assess their models’ full capabilities.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • All the horticulture products Disney’s crews use meet state regulatory requirements and are subject to safety evaluations and oversight.
    — WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of evaluations
Noun
  • Getty’s 5%-plus dividend accounts for less than 80% of FFO estimates, and it’s backed by sturdy tenants with good credit.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sony has the film reaching $325 million by Sunday, but rival estimates have the film climbing as high as $358 million.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimates
Noun
  • There’s no need to rush past this chapter, these feelings, or this moment.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Our own agenda, our own feelings, our own pride, our own self-interest.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 31 July 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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