judgmental

[ juhj-men-tl ]

adjective

1. involving the use or exercise of judgment.
2. tending to make quick and excessively critical judgments, especially moral ones:

   to avoid a judgmental approach in dealing with divorced couples.

judgmental

/ dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl /

adjective

1. of or denoting an attitude in which judgments about other people's conduct are made

Other Words From

• judg·mental·ly adverb
• unjudg·mental adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of judgmental¹

First recorded in 1905–10; judgment + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Bos thought she might have a gift for not being judgmental or dogmatic.

From Washington Blade

He provided a strikingly non-judgmental portrayal of his views.

From Time

Florence is outwardly confident, internally insecure and bitterly judgmental.

From Time

I feel excited by people getting to know themselves better, being a little less critical of themselves, being a little less judgmental of themselves.

From Ozy

For the people who are hesitant or less likely to get vaccinated, however, marketers and agency execs are aiming to encourage vaccination with non-judgmental messages that are educational or appeal to people’s desire for normalcy.

From Digiday

Please know that these judgmental feelings truly have no pace in my heart.

From The Daily Beast

What he meant was that he personally, and by extension all Christians, should not be judgmental.

From The Daily Beast

With Sinclair as our non-judgmental guide, we see that these revelations are not meant to shock us but, perhaps, enlighten us.

From The Daily Beast

Anyone turning to country music for life lessons or values had better be content with the advice to simply not be so judgmental!

From The Daily Beast

Subway ridership is increasing, he added, and commuters are becoming more judgmental.

From The Daily Beast

Here is a trying ordeal, a judgmental shaking of the church parallel with that described in Hebrews.

From Project Gutenberg

On the whole, the æsthetic experience would appear to be essentially post-judgmental and appreciative.

From Project Gutenberg

Are you inclined to be moralistic, dogmatic, critical, or judgmental?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• subjective