judge

[juhj] / dʒʌdʒ /

NOUN

person who arbitrates

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority court critic expert inspector justice referee

STRONG

adjudicator appraiser arbiter assessor bench chancellor conciliator evaluator honor intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary magistrate marshal moderator negotiator ombudsman peacemaker reconciler umpire warden

WEAK

justice of peace legal official magister

VERB

make decision from evidence; deduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciate assess conclude consider criticize decide derive determine discern distinguish draw evaluate examine find put resolve review try

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate appraise approximate arbitrate arrive ascertain check collect condemn decree deduct doom esteem estimate gather make mediate place rate reckon referee rule sentence settle sit suppose test umpire value

WEAK

act on give a hearing make out pass sentence pronounce sentence size up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve begin disregard hesitate ignore miss neglect overlook praise reject start waver

STRONG

calculate depart disbelieve disperse distribute divide leave lose measure scatter

Example Sentences

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She argued that prosecutors failed to prove such malice and that the judge never clearly defined that term.

From Los Angeles Times

An HHS spokesman said the department looks forward to the judge’s decision being overturned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Companies were guided one way during development and judged by another at review.

From The Wall Street Journal

Retired senior judge Deborah Taylor KC is chairing the inquiry, which is hearing from more than 100 witnesses over a total of nine weeks.

From BBC

A federal judge in Ohio last week denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction.

From The Wall Street Journal