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

Usually, that would mean that Naheim, Joseph, and Bryan would all be going home — but the judges decide, in another twist, to bring a fourth designer to the finale. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

There is no way of knowing whether other district court judges will rule, as Valenzuela did, on the question of funding connected to Title IX. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

In June 2024, Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Charles McKenzie ruled that conflicting competency opinions issued by two judges required a separate hearing under state law to determine whether Scott was fit to stand trial. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Family vacations have become limited to weekend getaways, because judges can schedule hearings at any time. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Lawyers say that judges who are more receptive to habeas relief often issue decisions relatively quickly. — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

They will be joined by judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

But on the third day of qualifying for Wimbledon 2026, a power outage downed the electronic line-calling system that judges whether shots are in or out, causing matches across 18 courts to be suspended for over an hour. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 25 June 2026

This time, judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie convinced him to give the show another shot, igniting his journey all the way to the finale. — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026

The truck just leans into the work and gets on with life like a ranch foreman who drinks coffee black and silently judges your hitch setup. — New Atlas, 27 May 2026

Portnoy travels to cities around the world and judges their pizza scene by taking a single bite (or more) of a cheese pizza and giving it a review. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 May 2026