ADJUDICATING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

adjudicating

verb

present participle of adjudicate

as in deciding

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 adjudicating Kagan and Barrett both pressed Sauer and Paul Clement, who argued on behalf of the RNC, about whether a decision in favor of the GOP would require election officials to complete other tasks on Election Day, such as adjudicating voters' qualifications. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 However, Attorney General Kris Kobach told McCabria at a hearing on Friday that the state would voluntarily refrain from invalidating anyone else’s driver’s licenses or adjudicating complaints about restroom usage until March 26, a month after the law took effect. —

Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026 The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely. —

Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026 The year is 2029 — not very far into the future, yet within its vision of what might lie in store for us in our future, our legal system is turned upside down, in favor of Artificial Intelligence adjudicating the outcome. —

Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 An Essex County court was adjudicating the dispute; the local news surrounding the case had prompted the representatives to make inquiries. —

Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs. —

Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026 The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs. —

Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026 The military plays only an advisory role in the American system, giving input to the president’s deliberations but not otherwise independently adjudicating whether his or her decision is wise. —

Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025

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If something feels off, pause, step away, and check the details before deciding.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
In 2025, Canada canceled its popular annual showcase, after deciding that hostile policies made the risks not worth the rewards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026