Synonyms of judges

judges 1 of 2

noun

plural of judge

1

as in referees

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy

their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• referees
• umpires
• arbitrators
• magistrates
• negotiators
• jurists
• moderators
• arbiters
• adjudicators
• justices
• mediators
• intermediaries
• intermediates
• conciliators
• peacemakers
• reconcilers
• mediatrixes
• deciders
• troubleshooters
• go-betweens

2

as in courts

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

judges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of judge

1

as in decides

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

the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• determines
• adjudges
• settles
• adjudicates
• referees
• arbitrates
• rules (on)
• umpires
• considers
• hears
• prosecutes
• resolves
• weighs
• deems
• concludes
• deliberates
• moderates
• ponders
• tries
• finds (for or against)
• mediates
• negotiates
• sizes up
• rejudges
• redetermines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedges
• skirts
• equivocates
• pussyfoots

2

as in estimates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• figures
• calculates
• makes
• guesses
• supposes
• gauges
• puts
• places
• calls
• reckons
• conjectures
• concludes
• understands
• reasons
• infers
• gathers
• deduces
• extrapolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measures
• scales
• calibrates
• works out
• computes

3

as in derives

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derives
• understands
• decides
• concludes
• reasons
• thinks
• infers
• guesses
• deduces
• extrapolates
• assumes
• makes out
• draws a conclusion
• speculates
• reads
• gathers
• ascertains
• supposes
• interprets
• surmises
• conjectures
• contemplates
• construes
• finds out
• rationalizes
• philosophizes
• dopes (out)

4

as in thinks

to have as an opinion

I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinks
• believes
• figures
• considers
• guesses
• feels
• deems
• imagines
• supposes
• perceives
• conceives
• allows
• holds
• reckons
• esteems
• regards
• views
• assumes
• depends
• accepts
• trusts
• relies
• presumes
• presupposes
• concludes
• surmises
• infers
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• questions
• doubts
• distrusts
• rejects
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of judges

Noun

The judges eventually discuss the clothes — but there, too, things get dramatic, with a lot of disagreement between Law and the other judges. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Judge Nicholas Lienesch determined there is probable cause to believe Lindell violated Minnesota campaign law, and the case will move forward to a panel of three administrative law judges and an evidentiary hearing. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Trump himself sees no problem with publicly damning judges on social media and in the press. — Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Winners were selected based on expert evaluations, lab testing, and consumer feedback, with judges considering factors including quality, safety, ease of use, innovation and overall value. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Dissenting judges agreed, noting the law banning children at drag shows was passed amid questionable attempts by Florida officials to revoke liquor licenses from venues hosting them. — Ana Goni Lessan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Trump also ordered the attorney general to seek the dismissal of roughly 450 cases that were pending before judges stemming from the largest investigation in Justice Department history. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Chancery courts in Mississippi handle legal issues including equity disputes, family law, estate matters and land record cases, and chancery judges — also called chancellors — typically hear trials without a jury present. — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Nationally, 70% of federal judges are white and 60% are men, and former prosecutors outnumber public defenders 4 to 1, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. — Julia Coin july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Verb

MasterChef Australia judges Yeow and Sofia Levin later spoke to 10 News about welcoming Meghan to the set, describing an enthusiastic atmosphere among the contestants. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Which means Beijing is regulating what your fifteen-year-old does after dinner, behind a closed door, with an entity that never tires of them, never judges them, and never has a bad day of its own. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

But on the third day of qualifying for Wimbledon 2026, a power outage downed the electronic line-calling system that judges whether shots are in or out, causing matches across 18 courts to be suspended for over an hour. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 25 June 2026

This time, judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie convinced him to give the show another shot, igniting his journey all the way to the finale. — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026

The truck just leans into the work and gets on with life like a ranch foreman who drinks coffee black and silently judges your hitch setup. — New Atlas, 27 May 2026

Portnoy travels to cities around the world and judges their pizza scene by taking a single bite (or more) of a cheese pizza and giving it a review. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 26 May 2026

In episode three, Mary judges Eleanor pretty harshly for her choices with Robert. — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026

The program, which launched last month, gave half a dozen Los Angeles County civil court judges access to AI software called Learned Hand. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026