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
That sharp, judgmental gaze of the private investigator fits a member of the Fate family perfectly.
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John Wiswell, People.com, 3 July 2025
But what if, despite your best intentions, your communication is coming off as judgmental?
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 6 July 2025
No one likes an audience member that's judgmental the whole time.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 28 June 2025
There’s something about his ability to be both hypersensitive and judgmental, ambitious and full of self-doubt, dark and laugh-out-loud funny that has influenced my writing and thinking.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
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John Wiswell, People.com, 3 July 2025
But what if, despite your best intentions, your communication is coming off as judgmental?
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 6 July 2025
No one likes an audience member that's judgmental the whole time.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 28 June 2025
There’s something about his ability to be both hypersensitive and judgmental, ambitious and full of self-doubt, dark and laugh-out-loud funny that has influenced my writing and thinking.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for judgmental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgmental
Adjective
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Austin city leaders are urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reinstate $50 million in funding for flood protection upgrades to critical city utility infrastructure — money that was pulled earlier this year.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Microsoft users have been warned that their passwords will be deleted within days due to critical changes affecting the Microsoft Authenticator app.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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My hypercritical brain took this imperfection and ran with it.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 June 2025
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This has led to multiple fans getting hypercritical of the iconic wrestler, calling out his age and accusing him of simply being a product of former WCW president Eric Bischoff.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Judgmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgmental. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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