Synonyms for judge
- verb
- noun
Most common
consider opine adjudicate arbitrate decide evaluate sentence sit in judgment
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Consider — to have as an opinion; to consider, suppose
consider, think, believe, regard, count, hold, imagine, suppose, think of, appreciate, account formal, reckon, opine, esteem dated, deem dated
2. Adjudicate — to sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter)
adjudicate, try, arbitrate, adjudge, umpire, hear, rule on, settle, announce
3. Decide — to sit in judgment, to act as judge
decide, determine, make a decision, find, work out, posken rare
4. Evaluate — to form an opinion on; to appraise
Other
sit in judgment, criticize UK US, criticise UK, sentence, estimate, pass judgment, pronounce, condemn, decree, guess, distinguish, discriminate, gauge
Noun
1. Justice — A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering…
justice, magistrate, chief justice, arbitrator, reeve, justiciar, sheriff dated UK, bailiff dated UK, justiciary dated, doomsman dated, justicer dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
A higher power will judge you after you are dead.
- v. 2
To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
Justices in this country judge without appeal.
- n. 1
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
- n. 2
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
She is a good judge of wine.
Related words
- Word family
- judgelike judgely judgeship judger judgment judicial judiciary
- Phrases
- line judge touch judge
- Is a kind of
- official
Choose the right word
In most games the judge is called an umpire; as, the umpire of a game of ball or cricket.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- consider I do not consider her choice of music a happy one.
- opine I opine that your religion is not really spiritual.
- adjudicate The referee had to adjudicate the disputed play.
- arbitrate They need to arbitrate this case.
- decide In the first place, we have to decide on the name.
- evaluate How does Yanni evaluate his friendship with Skura?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| judge | steady | |
| consider | steady | |
| opine | rising | |
| adjudicate | steady | |
| arbitrate | steady | |
| decide | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- try1
- 4 letters
- find1, hold1, hear1, rate1, deem1
- 5 letters
- think1, court1, value2, guess1, count1, weigh1, gauge1, reeve1, opine2
- 6 letters
- decide2, regard2, settle2, assess2, critic2, esteem2, reckon2, decree2, umpire3, jurist2, deemer2, judger, posken
- 7 letters
- believe2, account2, justice2, imagine3, suppose2, sheriff2, referee3, condemn2, bailiff2, arbiter3, adjudge2, awarder
- 8 letters
- consider3, sentence2, announce2, estimate3, evaluate4, dempster2, appraise2, doomsman, justicer
- 9 letters
- authority4, determine3, pronounce2, criticize3, criticise, arbitrate3, justiciar
- 10 letters
- appreciate4, magistrate3, arbitrator4, adjudicate4, justiciary
- 11 letters
- distinguish3, connoisseur3
- 12 letters
- discriminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (value2 = 2 syllables).