Synonyms of arbitrate

arbitrate

verb

ˈär-bə-ˌtrāt 

as in to decide

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)

will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decide
• settle
• determine
• adjudicate
• judge
• resolve
• adjudge
• rule (on)
• prosecute
• hear
• consider
• weigh
• referee
• umpire
• mediate
• conclude
• deem
• negotiate
• try
• ponder
• deliberate
• find (for or against)
• moderate
• size up
• redetermine
• rejudge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedge
• equivocate
• skirt
• pussyfoot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arbitrate

The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

Khalid Hamideh, a local attorney who has worked with the tribunal, said the group arbitrates in civil family matters as well as in contractual disputes. — Isabella Volmert, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026

Who is or is not punk rock is still something Love and Corgan deny Gordon the right to arbitrate. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026

In 2022, however, SeaWorld allegedly refused to pay Sesame Workshop millions of dollars in royalties for the Sesame Place park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, forcing Sesame Workshop to arbitrate the claim, according to the lawsuit. — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026