as in critical
given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things
culinary purists who tend to be judgmental about home cooks who take shortcuts
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Recent Examples of judgmental
Meaning, when someone is not on your side, never let their negativity or judgmental side-eye impact your ability to express gratitude.
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Paige Francis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Your emails — positive, negative, generous and judgmental — do not go unnoticed or unappreciated.
—Anna Holmes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Perhaps family members are too overly judgmental, perhaps there’s an insistence on not showing emotion.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the most powerful approach is to just be there for the person, show acceptance and concern, and listen without being judgmental or giving advice.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Paige Francis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Your emails — positive, negative, generous and judgmental — do not go unnoticed or unappreciated.
—Anna Holmes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Perhaps family members are too overly judgmental, perhaps there’s an insistence on not showing emotion.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the most powerful approach is to just be there for the person, show acceptance and concern, and listen without being judgmental or giving advice.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for judgmental
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“Judgmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgmental. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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