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judgment call

NOUN
conviction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confidence faith feeling principle sentiment view
STRONG
creed doctrine dogma eye mind persuasion reliance slant tenet
WEAK
say so
Antonyms
STRONGEST
distrust doubt
STRONG
disbelief unbelief
WEAK
overturning
NOUN
view
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attitude concept consideration feeling impression judgment mind notion opinion point of view sentiment thought
STRONG
conception conviction deduction eye inference persuasion say-so slant twist
WEAK
close-up two cents' worth value judgment way of thinking

Example Sentences

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If the company’s management continues to conclude that collectibility from OpenAI is probable, that judgment call had better be right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“I’m not going to make a judgment call on one video,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Especially because you now know the airline won’t make that judgment call for you.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Sheard clearly knows how to investigate facts and make a judgment call.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

With flames consuming the compound at an alarming rate, the captain made a judgment call.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman