unjudgmental

Open and tolerant

Unjudgmental describes a willingness to accept others without criticism or moral evaluation.

An unjudgmental person listens without condemning: She was completely unjudgmental about my past mistakes.

The quality is prized in therapists, counselors, and friends.

Also spelled nonjudgmental, which is more common in American English.

openminded

receptive

Open to input

flexible · understanding · unprejudiced · liberal · progressive · accepting · inquisitive · exploratory · perceptive · worldly

forgiving

lenient

Tolerant of faults

understanding · patient · gentle · charitable · clement · benevolent · kindhearted · pardoning · absolving · magnanimous

impartial

unbiased

Free from prejudice

evenhanded · nonpartisan · unprejudiced · dispassionate · equitable · balanced · detached · impartial · disinterested · nondiscriminatory

accepting

supportive

Offering help and reassurance

affirming · welcoming · inclusive · receptive · kindhearted · warm · validating · unconditional · encouraging · nurturing

Opposites
evaluative stance toward others

unjudgmentaljudgmental

Inclined to criticize others

critical · condemning · censorious · hypercritical · fault-finding

openness vs. closed-mindedness

unjudgmentalnarrow-minded

Intolerant of differing views

intolerant · closed-minded · unaccepting · prejudiced · bigoted

Family

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