judgmental

dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl

Definition

Definition of judgmental - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

critical personquick to form critical opinions about others

He is often judgmental about his friends' choices.

censorious

critical

evaluativerelated to making judgments or evaluations

Her judgmental approach helped in assessing the situation.

critical

discerning

evaluative

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non-judgmental

adj.

not making quick decisions about others

She is non-judgmental and listens to everyone.

Origin of judgmental

English, judgment (decision) + -al (suffix)

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critical

adj.

judgmental

inclined to find faults or errors

critical eye

evaluation

judgmental perspective on quality or value

uptight about sex

adj.

strict views

judgmental or critical about sexual matters

we're all friends here

exp.

comfort

we are in a non-judgmental environment

moralist

judgmental

person who judges others' behavior as right or wrong

criticalness

judgmental quality

tendency to criticize or find faults

hold space

emotional support

give support by creating a safe, non-judgmental environment

hypercritical

adj.

judgmental

excessively critical or fault-finding

Examples of judgmental in a sentence

The teacher was judgmental about the student's handwriting.
His judgmental tone made everyone uncomfortable.
Avoid being judgmental when giving feedback.

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French:critique, ...
German:kritisch, wertend, ...
Italian:critico, ...
Spanish:crítico, juzgador, ...
Portuguese:crítico, ...
Chinese:爱评头论足的, 评判的, ...
Japanese:批判的な, 評価的な, ...
Arabic:انتقادي, حُكْمِي, ...
Hebrew:בִּיקוֹרְתִּי, שִׁיפּוּטִי, ...
Russian:осуждающий, критический, ...
Ukrainian:критичний, оцінювальний, ...
Hindi:नुक्ताचीनी करने वाला, निर्णायक, ...
Bengali:বিচারপ্রবণ, মূল্যায়নমূলক, ...
Catalan:jutjador, valoratiu, ...
Czech:odsuzující, hodnotící, ...
Danish:fordømmende, evaluerende, ...
Dutch:oordelend, beoordelend, ...
Greek:επικριτικός, κριτικός, ...
Hungarian:ítélkező, értékelő, ...
Khmer:ចូលចិត្តវាយតម្លៃទោសអ្នកដទៃ, វាយតម្លៃ, ...
Korean:비판적인, 평가적인, ...
Persian:قضاوت‌گر, قضاوت‌گرایانه, ...
Polish:osądzający, ...
Portuguese (BR):crítico, ...
Romanian:critică, evaluativă, ...
Swedish:dömande, ...
Thai:ชอบตัดสิน, ที่ตัดสิน, ...
Turkish:eleştirel, ...
Vietnamese:hay phán xét, ...

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