Synonyms of diagnosis

diagnosis

noun

ˌdī-ig-ˈnō-səs 

as in decision

a position arrived at after consideration

my diagnosis of the situation is that immediate action needs to be taken

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decision
• opinion
• verdict
• conclusion
• determination
• judgment
• resolution
• award
• view
• deliverance
• ruling
• call
• finding
• instruction
• sentence
• choice
• mandate
• adjudication
• decree
• order
• consensus
• word
• selection
• directive
• option
• conviction
• disposition
• last word
• belief
• charge
• commandment
• edict
• dictate
• feeling
• mind
• behest
• say-so
• sentiment
• notion
• doom
• persuasion
• eye

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tie
• halt
• deadlock
• draw
• standoff
• stalemate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diagnosis

For clinics serving international patients, a rising female demand can raise the stakes on diagnosis. — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Douglas writes that three doctors had missed the cancer and that he had been given the wrong diagnosis for nine months. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

For patients, speaking up about changes in the skin can be important both during treatment and before a cancer diagnosis. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

No wonder, then, that Trump’s diagnosis of his party’s plight in advance of the midterm elections flows back to this one key insight of his, which is that politics is, and should be, solely about him. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026