VALUE JUDGMENTS Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

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 not value judgments on either of those profiles, but there is a loss of control. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 But both Singh and Oppenheim insist their film makes no intentional value judgments about Hansen or his show’s legacy. — David MacK, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 These are high-value judgments being made faster and with better information. — Andrew Antos, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 But comments that suggest law enforcement may have been driven by personal value judgments against the streamers' journalistic credibility could hamper a prosecution. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 July 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

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Noun

The board will also calculate the amount of wealth subject to the tax using publicly available stock information and private assessments of personal property, such as artwork and jewelry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Training resumed on October 1, after the company completed further assessments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assessments

Noun

The company’s responsibilities have included negotiating acquisitions, structuring deals, ensuring project appraisals are completed and collaborating with the state agency that Bell leads.

— Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
The shop also provides research and appraisals of instruments.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of appraisals

Noun

The data comes from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s inaugural regional well-being survey, which asked adults across 14 counties about their finances, housing, communities and perceptions of their own lives.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
The school has worked hard to knock down the bogeyman perceptions.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of perceptions

Noun

What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
These creators’ posts brought the company nearly 12 billion impressions on social media, Disney said.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of impressions

Noun

Earlier testing included evaluations while ships were docked and at sea.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
But late last week further evaluations revealed that Hurts has a deep vein trombosis as well as a bilateral pulmonary emboli – which the Eagles and Hurts' agent announced on Monday.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaluations

Noun

Walczak’s estimates assume local governments raise tax rates enough to fully replace the lost revenue, based on state property records for every parcel in Florida.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
The team generated 500 model estimates and calculated average concentrations for 25 PFAS detected at least once in the national dataset.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of estimates

Noun

The results are most effective when the lyrics are tight and embody the colorful feelings that Greene’s music often evokes.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
That and the two uniquely miserable Atlanta seasons under Morris’ guidance would normally be enough to gin up some bad feelings among the masses.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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