judgment

judgment

noun

Definition of JUDGMENT

1

a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard <the court will give its judgment in this case tomorrow morning>

Synonyms doom, finding, holding, judgment (or judgement), ruling

Related Words inquest, verdict; authority; decree, edict, injunction, order; arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment

2

a position arrived at after consideration <built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks>

Synonyms award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict

Related Words behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word; last word, say-so; adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence; choice, option, selection; consensus; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view

Near Antonyms deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

3

an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge <your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one>

Synonyms belief, conviction, eye, feeling, judgment (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view

Related Words say; impression, perception, take; attitude; assumption, presumption, presupposition; conclusion, decision, determination; deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation; credence, credit, faith; concept, conception, idea, thought; position, stance, stand; comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory; advice, input, recommendation, suggestion; angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint; counterview

Near Antonyms fact, truth

4

an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something <critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative>

Synonyms appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, evaluation, fix, judgment (or judgement), value judgment

Related Words aperçu, feeling, impression, notion, perception; confidence, faith, stock, trust; belief, conviction, mind, persuasion, sentiment, view; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory

Variants of JUDGMENT

judgment or judgement