value judgments

noun

Definition of value judgmentsnext
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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  1. assessments
  2. perceptions
  3. impressions
  4. evaluations
Noun
  • Spokespeople for Healey and the attorney general’s office declined to answer questions about the experts’ assessments of the settlements.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The work is being done in Minnesota by KCI and Industrial Painting Specialists of Hugo, with engineering assessments by Braun Intertec and Mattson, Macdonald, Young.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of assessments
Noun
  • Voters are going to choose based on their perceptions of the project overall and its songs.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Sexual narcissists may deny or minimize their harmful behaviors, leading their partners to question their perceptions and sanity.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of perceptions
Noun
  • First Impressions In business, as in life, first impressions can have a big impact.
    Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And what were his impressions of Mastroianni and Loren?
    Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • Search and rescue teams have conducted nearly 1,500 structural evaluations and completed hundreds of rescues and evacuations.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Survey responses were tallied and analyzed along with data from the previous three years, with heavier weight put on the more recent data and on the evaluations from current employees.
    Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of evaluations
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