nonjudgmentally
In accepting manner
In a manner free from criticism or moral evaluation.
Someone who listens nonjudgmentally hears without condemning or approving: The therapist received her confession nonjudgmentally.
The word often signals openness to unconventional choices or difficult admissions: He talked nonjudgmentally about her past.
Freedom from prejudice
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
- evenhandedlyIn unbiased manner
observing · witnessing · coolness · distance · nonreactive · uninvolved · unemotional · stoic
Concern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
supportive · affirming · welcoming · receptive · kindness · gentleness · warmth · acknowledgment
Perceiving attentively
- noticingBecoming aware of
- witnessingSeeing something occur
- describingConveying details verbally
- factuallyIn accordance with reality
accurately · clearly · perceiving · recognizing · awareness · mindfully · attentively · noting
In an inquiring way
- receptivelyIn an accepting way
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- flexiblyIn an adaptable manner
- broadlyIn general terms
expansively · inclusively · tolerantly · permissively · leniently · generously · liberally · freely
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- dispassionFreedom from emotional bias
evenhandedly · observing · witnessing · coolness · distance · nonreactive · uninvolved · unemotional · stoic · clinical
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
unconditional · supportive · affirming · welcoming · receptive · kindness · gentleness · warmth · acknowledgment · embracing
observing
Perceiving attentively
- noticingBecoming aware of
- witnessingSeeing something occur
- describingConveying details verbally
factually · accurately · clearly · perceiving · recognizing · awareness · mindfully · attentively · noting · registering
curiously
In an inquiring way
- receptivelyIn an accepting way
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- flexiblyIn an adaptable manner
broadly · expansively · inclusively · tolerantly · permissively · leniently · generously · liberally · freely · spaciously
nonjudgmentallyjudgmentally
In a disapproving manner
critically · condemningly · disapprovingly · censoriously · harshly