snap judgment
Instant mental verdict
A snap judgment is a decision or assessment made quickly, without careful deliberation: She made a snap judgment about him based on his appearance.
The phrase often implies the conclusion may be hasty or unfair, though snap judgments can sometimes prove accurate.
Also *snap decision*.
Instant assessment of someone
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
inference · speculation · conjecture · surmise · quick assessment · off-the-cuff · spur of the moment · instinct
Fixed oversimplified notion
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
overgeneralization · oversimplification · pigeonholing · labeling · profiling · discrimination · jumping to conclusions · hasty generalization
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- knee-jerk reactionInstinctive, unconsidered response
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
reckless · precipitous · premature · ill-considered · thoughtless · unconsidered · reactive · reflexive
first impression
Instant assessment of someone
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- hunchUnproven inner sense
assumption · inference · speculation · conjecture · surmise · quick assessment · off-the-cuff · spur of the moment · instinct · perception
stereotype
Fixed oversimplified notion
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- preconceptionBelief formed beforehand
misconception · overgeneralization · oversimplification · pigeonholing · labeling · profiling · discrimination · jumping to conclusions · hasty generalization · confirmation bias
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- knee-jerk reactionInstinctive, unconsidered response
unthinking · reckless · precipitous · premature · ill-considered · thoughtless · unconsidered · reactive · reflexive · spontaneous
- Decision-Makingchoice, informed decision, hasty decision, weighing options, deliberation
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- first impressionsfirst impression, first impressions, initial reaction, gut feeling, gut feelings
- guessesguess, conjecture, supposition, speculation, surmise
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness, recklessness, hastiness
- judgmentscriticize, evaluate, assess, condemn, verdict
snap judgmentdeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
due diligence · sleeping on it · taking one's time · pondering · rumination
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