ADJUDGE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

adjudge

verb

ə-ˈjəj

Definition of adjudge

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

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During Covid, when many people were indoors picking up new hobbies, Lloyd decided to lace up his running shoes and quickly fell in love with the sport.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The Jayhawks, who were blown out by KSU’s Purple Reign by 19 points in Game 1 on Tuesday in Manhattan, only to win Wednesday in Topeka, trailed 12-0 five minutes into the deciding contest.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of decide

Verb

The sculptures were among 34 Southeast Asian antiquities voluntarily relinquished by the collector in 2021 after investigators determined they had been looted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of determine

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The Warriors settled on acquiring Porzingis from the Atlanta Hawks for Kuminga and Buddy Hield.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Instead, the battle for the other three jerseys — polka dot, white, and green — has animated this race, with the trio finally and only settled on stage 20.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of settle

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That is where the promise of decentralisation should be judged.

— Ifigenia Georgiou, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Houston has paid the luxury tax in each of the past two seasons and, judging by cost-cutting moves made this offseason, the franchise wants to avoid paying it this year.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of judge

Verb

Human experts should define the evaluation logic and adjudicate edge cases.

— Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But the speech gave him a fresh outrage through which to revisit an old defeat, accuse his own government of betrayal and force the press to spend the evening adjudicating his claims.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Definition of adjudicate

Verb

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
The workers say Meta's agreements require employees to arbitrate workplace disputes individually, but do not apply to requests for temporary relief.

— Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 14 July 2026

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