Synonyms for judgment
- noun
- American English
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Opinion — the conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision
opinion, mind, decision, verdict, determination, conclusion, thinking, view, decree, sight, presumption, estimate, inference, observation, belief, choice, estimation, result, thought, idea, notion, award
2. Discernment — the power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or…
discernment, sense, sagacity, intelligence, good sense, wisdom, prudence, discretion, common sense, intellect, discrimination, penetration, judiciousness, sagaciousness
3. Conviction — the act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination…
conviction, condemnation, proscription, attaintment dated
Other
adjudication, assessment, judging, perspicacity, infliction
Definitions
- n. 1
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely.
a politician without judgment
- n. 2
The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.
- n. 3
The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
Related words
- Word family
- judgmental
- Phrases
- day of judgment pass judgment judgment day sit in judgment
- Other spellings
- judgement UK
Forms
- Plural
- judgments → opinions, minds, decisions, verdicts…
Choose the right word
Prudence may be briefly defined as good judgment and foresight, inclining to caution and frugality in practical affairs.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- decision The decision was put off, which pleased all of us.
- opinion An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
- determination One day, all that pain turned into determination.
- verdict No matter what you think, the verdict wasn't just.
- discernment I'm Muslim and I have the gift of discernment.
- sagacity Tom isn't known for his sagacity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| judgment | falling | |
| decision | steady | |
| opinion | falling | |
| determination | falling | |
| verdict | falling | |
| discernment | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mind1, idea3, view1
- 5 letters
- sense1, award2, sight1
- 6 letters
- result2, choice1, belief2, wisdom2, notion2, decree2
- 7 letters
- thought1, opinion3, verdict2, judging2
- 8 letters
- thinking2, decision3, estimate3, prudence2, sagacity
- 9 letters
- intellect3, inference3
- 10 letters
- assessment3, conclusion3, conviction3, discretion3, estimation4, infliction3
- 11 letters
- observation4, penetration4, presumption3, discernment3, attaintment
- 12 letters
- intelligence4, condemnation4, adjudication5, proscription3, perspicacity
- 13 letters
- determination5, judiciousness, sagaciousness
- 14 letters
- discrimination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idea3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- jugement
- Italiano
- giudizio
- Deutsch
- Beurteilung