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Synonyms of judge

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Another word for judge is decide. Other synonyms of judge are try, arbitrate, hear, adjudicate and find.

Synonyms and similar words for judge

nounA public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and...

  • magistrate
  • justiceA title given to judges of certain courts; capitalized when placed before a name.
  • justiciarA justice: a high-ranking judge.
  • justiciaryA judge or justice.
  • chief justiceThe senior presiding justice of a court.
  • Chief Justiciar
  • Capital Justiciary
  • Chief Justiciary
  • justicerOne who administers justice, particularly a judge.
  • reeve
  • doomsmanOne who renders judgement (e.g. a judge, magistrate, or arbiter); an umpire.
  • sheriff obsoleteA judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
  • bailiff obsoleteA high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the...

nounA person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

  • deemerOne who deems or judges; a decider, decision maker.
  • deemsterA judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom.

verbTo sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).

  • rule onTo make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter.
  • tryTo put on trial.
  • adjudgeTo declare to be.
  • adjudicateTo act as a judge.
  • arbitrateTo make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter.
  • hearTo listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
  • settle
  • deem obsoleteTo judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
  • doom obsoleteTo pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.

verbTo sit in judgment, to act as judge.

  • make a decisionTo decide.
  • choose upTo select; pick, especially, to make a final decision on a selection or option.
  • decideTo make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
  • determineTo bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide.
  • resolve
  • findTo decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.
  • poskenTo make an official ruling or decision.
  • make up one's mindTo decide; to reach a conclusion.
  • take a decisionSynonym of make a decision.
  • work outTo decide.
  • sit in judgementTo perform the role of a judge; to take on the power of judgement.

verbTo sentence to punishment, to judicially condemn.

  • sentenceTo declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.
  • convict
  • condemnTo judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
  • damn

verbTo form an opinion on; to appraise.

  • evaluateTo draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
  • rateTo evaluate or estimate the value of.
  • appraiseTo consider comprehensively.
  • assessTo determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
  • priceTo set a price on; to value; to prize.
  • valuateTo estimate the value of something; to appraise or to make a valuation.
  • valueTo determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of.
  • weigh figurativelyTo determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
  • worthenTo give worth to; value; make or become worth or worthy; appraise.
  • apprise archaic
  • apprize archaic
  • esteem datedTo look upon something in a particular way.
  • prize obsoleteTo set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

verbTo have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.

  • hold
  • regard as
  • account formalTo estimate, consider (something to be as described).
  • count
  • see
  • considerTo assign some quality to.
  • dubTo deem.
  • interpret
  • look uponTo consider or regard something in a specific manner.
  • respectTo regard; to consider; to deem.
  • think of
  • view as
  • censure obsoleteTo form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

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Opposite of judge

nounMore antonyms

  • nonjudgeOne who is not a judge (public official administering the law).

Meaning of judge

  1. noun A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
  2. noun A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
  3. noun A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.

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Questions about synonyms of judge

What is another word for judge?
Judge has 66 synonyms on Word.ws, such as decide, try, arbitrate, hear, adjudicate, find, determine and adjudge.
What is the opposite of judge?
The opposite of judge is nonjudge.
What does judge mean?
Judge means a public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

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