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

Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading rusher Ahman Green, who recently announced his diagnosis with early-onset Parkinson’s disease, will get the Matthew Thomas Robinson Courage Award. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Proceeds benefit Head and Neck Cancer Australia, the organization that supported Farnham through treatment following his 2022 oral cancer diagnosis, which required a 12-hour surgery involving 26 surgeons. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026

Months before the cancer diagnoses became a public issue, Creek Team OC, a small grassroots organization, was already campaigning against herbicide spraying in local waterways, arguing chemicals were harming creek ecosystems. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

After the show, the remainder of the tour was halted by the onset of COVID-19, and the rescheduled shows were later canceled due to health complications related to Dion’s stiff-person syndrome diagnosis. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026