ADJUDICATE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

adjudicate

verb

ə-ˈjü-di-ˌkāt

as in to decide

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better

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Recent Examples of adjudicate And, again, some of these are outright unfair on their face — such as the strangulation charge, which was alleged against receiver Stefon Diggs and was later adjudicated in court with a not guilty verdict. —

Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 Over the past year, nearly 2,000 Polymarket financial contracts have been disputed and adjudicated by the company’s complicated third-party resolution mechanism — including bets on war, elections and geopolitical conflict. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Insurers hold data to adjudicate coverage, detect fraud and manage utilization. —

Mark Boxer, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Those allegations … are not something that Channel 4 is in a position to adjudicate. —

Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjudicate

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Thai diver Kengkard Bongkawong told CNN that while the goal is still to rescue the group, an upcoming meeting will decide whether the team should first work together to evacuate them or if the rescuers should split into two groups, with one continuing the search for those unaccounted for.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Hulst and Toomey decided to withdraw from the mile at the State meet.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026