adjudge

verb

ə-ˈjəj How to pronounce adjudge (audio)
Definition of adjudgenext
as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious

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Recent Examples of adjudge Antoine Griezmann, France vs Croatia, 2018 Griezmann restores France’s lead with a penalty after Ivan Perisic was adjudged to have handled in the box. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team, marking the second such honor of his career after also winning the award in 2019. — Mercury News, 12 June 2026 Tels turned villain 24 minutes later when his high foot was adjudged to have made contact with Ethan Ampadu’s head. — ABC News, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudge
  1. decide
  2. determine
  3. settle
  4. judge
  5. adjudicate
  6. arbitrate
Verb
  • Zhuang decided to leave town in April, joining an exodus of actors and crew from the area.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, communities like Mount Prospect have decided not to wait.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of decide
Verb
  • The November election will determine who serves the remainder of Owens' term.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • No cause or manner of death has been determined, pending the results of additional testing.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of determine
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  • The descendants of Vikings who settled Iceland have been living off the sea for centuries, and fishing remains part of the country's cultural identity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After a brief stint at a boarding school in Kent, Audrey Hepburn returned to the Netherlands in 1939 and, together with her mother, settled in Arnhem and then in Velp, with her grandfather.
    — Daria Egidi, Vanity Fair, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of settle
Verb
  • Erika looks on with the malevolent bemusement of a college cheerleader coming back to homecoming to judge her old high school squad.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When crunching the numbers economy-wide, the researchers found little to no difference in relative overall employment between the jobs judged most and least affected by AI on these metrics.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of judge
Verb
  • The World Trade Organization carries on adjudicating trade disputes, despite a surge in protectionism.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The office added that all judges have a legal, ethical and professional obligation to be impartial and neutral in adjudicating cases.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjudicate
Verb
  • Ask whether the methodology is published in enough detail to reproduce, and who arbitrates a disputed grade.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • His case prompted a withering rebuke from the California Supreme Court, which said Kaiser’s system of arbitrating legal disputes was subject to long delays and unfair to its members.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of arbitrate

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“Adjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudge. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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