Synonyms of benches

benches

noun

plural of bench

1

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

appealed to the bench for leniency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judges
• courts
• magistrates
• justices
• jurists
• adjudicators
• beaks
• circuit judges
• auditors
• squires
• chief justices
• justices of the peace
• masters
• jurisconsults
• jurisprudents

2

as in tribunals

an assembly of persons for the administration of justice

a ruling from the bench is expected any day now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tribunals
• courts
• courts of law
• judiciaries
• bars
• forums
• judicatories
• judicatures
• criminal courts
• high courts
• supreme courts
• kangaroo courts
• courts-martial
• inquisitions
• drumhead court-martials

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benches

Part of the new initiative is replacing some state waiting enclosures with fewer opaque panels, giving anyone at a station full view of what people on the shelter benches are doing. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Players from both benches continued to flock from the bullpen onto the field, and several players’ helmets were knocked off during the incident. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

This cash-only roadside restaurant serves everything from spring rolls to noodles, including pad Thai, with picnic benches to dine alfresco before heading into the Alaskan wilderness. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero was at the center of a tense scene on Monday night — one in which benches cleared, words were exchanged, but no punches were thrown. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Krinks has seen more security cameras installed around public parks and benches ripped out of the ground in downtown Nashville. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026

Though there are monuments and memorials — sidewalk plaques, benches, murals — sprinkled around the globe, there appear to be very few Jackson statues permanently displayed in the United States. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Family and friends sat on long benches, some sobbing as screens displayed photos of Salgado Araujo. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 17 July 2026

About 200 people helped build it, Giblin said, from placing stones in the floor to classmates putting glass pieces into the two mosaic curved benches. — Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026