Synonyms of judges

judges 1 of 2

noun

plural of judge

1

as in referees

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy

their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• referees
• umpires
• arbitrators
• magistrates
• negotiators
• jurists
• moderators
• arbiters
• adjudicators
• justices
• mediators
• intermediaries
• intermediates
• conciliators
• peacemakers
• reconcilers
• mediatrixes
• deciders
• troubleshooters
• go-betweens

2

as in courts

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courts
• jurists
• magistrates
• justices
• benches
• adjudicators
• auditors
• circuit judges
• beaks
• justices of the peace
• squires
• masters
• chief justices
• jurisconsults
• jurisprudents

judges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of judge

1

as in decides

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)

the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• determines
• adjudges
• settles
• adjudicates
• referees
• arbitrates
• rules (on)
• umpires
• considers
• hears
• prosecutes
• resolves
• weighs
• deems
• concludes
• deliberates
• moderates
• ponders
• tries
• finds (for or against)
• mediates
• negotiates
• sizes up
• rejudges
• redetermines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedges
• skirts
• equivocates
• pussyfoots

2

as in estimates

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• figures
• calculates
• makes
• guesses
• supposes
• gauges
• puts
• places
• calls
• reckons
• conjectures
• concludes
• understands
• reasons
• infers
• gathers
• deduces
• extrapolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• calibrates
• works out
• computes

3

as in derives

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derives
• understands
• decides
• concludes
• reasons
• thinks
• infers
• guesses
• deduces
• extrapolates
• assumes
• makes out
• draws a conclusion
• speculates
• reads
• gathers
• ascertains
• supposes
• interprets
• surmises
• conjectures
• contemplates
• construes
• finds out
• rationalizes
• philosophizes
• dopes (out)

4

as in thinks

to have as an opinion

I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinks
• believes
• figures
• considers
• guesses
• feels
• deems
• imagines
• supposes
• perceives
• conceives
• allows
• holds
• reckons
• esteems
• regards
• views
• assumes
• depends
• accepts
• trusts
• relies
• presumes
• presupposes
• concludes
• surmises
• infers
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• questions
• doubts
• distrusts
• rejects
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of judges

Noun

So far under the president's second term, the Senate has confirmed 57 judges, which include 10 appeals court judges, 46 district judges and one member of the Court of International Trade. — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Miller has long sought to jail journalists, undermine the authority of judges, surge armed soldiers into American streets and suspend the writ of habeas corpus, a legal process that allows immigrants to challenge their detention. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

All the judges were impressed with her sauce work and bold flavors. — Sari Kamin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026

There’s a new effort from judges and barristers to understand contemporary teenage lingo. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026

As of now, Cramer isn’t holding up judges or Health and Human Services nominees. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026

Watch Ravnik name Travis and Jason Kelce as his dream guest judges below. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2026

The 15th Court of Appeals [judges], all of whom were appointed by Greg Abbott, so none of them friends of mine, have ruled against Paxton for attacking somebody for exercising their First Amendment rights. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026

Their court filing said judges have authority to take that step. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026

Verb

Paralympian Ezra Frech maintained his frontrunner status last week by earning the season’s first 10, but after that dam broke, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough, and guest judge Kym Johnson began handing them out like hotcakes. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

For an adolescent navigating friendships, rejection, identity and belonging, something that never judges them or gossips and is always available can be incredibly compelling. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

He was seen on the CBS broadcast giving one of the side judges an earful. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Victor runs straight for a shield, and everyone judges him for it. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

This week’s newsletter looks at why people are drinking less alcohol, how the world judges America and how many people use chatbots like a friend. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

That’s a hard sell in a market that judges most leaders on quarterly results. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

MasterChef Australia judges Yeow and Sofia Levin later spoke to 10 News about welcoming Meghan to the set, describing an enthusiastic atmosphere among the contestants. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Which means Beijing is regulating what your fifteen-year-old does after dinner, behind a closed door, with an entity that never tires of them, never judges them, and never has a bad day of its own. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026