Synonyms of adjudicates

adjudicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of adjudicate

as in decides

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• equivocates
• hedges
• skirts
• pussyfoots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adjudicates

In New York, on the other hand, a neutral third party determines eligibility and adjudicates payouts. — Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

For those asylum applicants reviewed by USCIS, the officer usually adjudicates the case or refers it to an immigration judge. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

Pfendler appears to have broken both the previous women's speed record as well as the men's speed record, according to records maintained by Ocean Rowing Society International, which adjudicates ocean-rowing achievements for Guinness World Records. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

The speed at which the system adjudicates cases benefits deserving victims but also abets fraud. — Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

Guest Janine Kovac, in addition to being an author herself, adjudicates submissions for various residencies and is co-director of Litquake’s Lit Crawl. — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

Another member of his class, Omar Abdelmoity, serves on the university’s Academic Integrity Board, the body that adjudicates cases of cheating, with AI or otherwise. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025