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

Nobody seriously argues that the gap proves our police, prosecutors, judges, and juries are biased against men. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

The California Attorney General’s Office, in a statement, said it was disappointed by the decision and reviewing the opinion from the judges. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

This year, Christina Tosi and Dook Chase will serve as the celebrity chef judges to evaluate the competitors’ creations. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

On a radio show the next day, Kehoe acknowledged that changing how judges are selected hadn’t even been on his radar before the ruling. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026

Other critics have described such a move as overriding the decisions made by judges and juries on behalf of victims and survivors. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The dance earned Stiles and Sosa a score of 33 out of 40 from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough, and guest judge Joe Buck. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Georgia legislators are considering improvements to postconviction litigation as the state’s top judges warn of poor representation provided to some indigent defendants, Rosie Manins reports. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Burke’s call to bar judges from allowing those accused of the worst violent crimes to be confined at home with their whereabouts tracked using electronic monitors. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

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

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