JUDGED Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

judged

verb

Definition of judged next

past tense of judge

as in decided

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

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as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

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as in derived

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother

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as in believed

to have as an opinion I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

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Recent Examples of judged Santiago Castro’s intended cross deflected off Ezri Konsa and over the line, only for the striker’s toe to be judged offside in the build-up. —

Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 It'll be judged in April 2027 or 2028 when people see what [the war] has done over the coming months and years. —

Fatma Tanis, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026 Whether a Black woman can be afforded the same narrative elasticity as her peers after a betrayal, and be reactive yet sympathetic without her identity becoming the factor that defines how all of it is judged, remains to be seen. —

Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 They were judged by a pool of more than 900 peer professionals from across the television and digital media news & documentary industry. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026 Engineers judged that version infeasible. —

Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Leadership must be judged holistically through actions, outcomes, and the ability to govern effectively. —

Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026 Many programs and coaches are judged by the number of Final Four appearances, where teams are presented with watches as a memento and, at Indianapolis, souvenir racecar helmets. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 College teams looked at the 6-6 guard with the long hair and likely judged the book by its cover. —

Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

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In one version of the script, Alonzo managed to escape, but Washington and Fuqua decided against it.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Tampa Bay has lost 12 of its last 13 playoff games decided in overtime going back to Game 5 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.

— Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026