Synonyms of judging

judging

verb

present participle of judge

1

as in deciding

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

the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciding
• determining
• settling
• adjudicating
• adjudging
• considering
• arbitrating
• hearing
• weighing
• prosecuting
• resolving
• ruling (on)
• refereeing
• umpiring
• deliberating
• concluding
• deeming
• pondering
• moderating
• trying
• mediating
• negotiating
• sizing up
• finding (for or against)
• rejudging
• redetermining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedging
• skirting
• equivocating
• pussyfooting

2

as in estimating

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

• estimating
• calculating
• gauging
• figuring
• making
• guessing
• supposing
• putting
• placing
• reckoning
• calling
• understanding
• conjecturing
• reasoning
• concluding
• inferring
• extrapolating
• gathering
• deducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

3

as in deriving

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

• deriving
• understanding
• deciding
• reasoning
• inferring
• thinking
• concluding
• extrapolating
• guessing
• deducing
• assuming
• speculating
• reading
• ascertaining
• gathering
• making out
• interpreting
• supposing
• drawing a conclusion
• contemplating
• surmising
• construing
• rationalizing
• conjecturing
• finding out
• philosophizing
• doping (out)

4

as in thinking

to have as an opinion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinking
• believing
• guessing
• considering
• figuring
• imagining
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• perceiving
• conceiving
• holding
• assuming
• reckoning
• regarding
• viewing
• accepting
• esteeming
• allowing
• depending
• relying
• trusting
• presuming
• inferring
• concluding
• surmising
• presupposing
• deducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of judging

Project work can assess how students communicate, collaborate and adapt, as well as judging the quality of the final submission. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The results decisively show that Ukrainians still consider Americans in general to be a friend, with a solid majority of 73% judging them as such. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

No one is judging you, so lean into your heartfelt sentiments and share your story. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

At first glance, judging friend versus foe feels simple and even necessary in the garden. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

But behind the trophies, judging tables and official turn-in times were teams with very different stories. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026

And as of now, the TCA doesn’t want to appear compromised by accepting sponsorship from the very networks and streamers it’s supposed to be impartially judging. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 June 2026

Still, judging by their recent results and performances, Pochettino appears to be getting closer to finding his feet at this level. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Not a great look, judging by responses to posts of the moment by Barstool Sports and NY Post Sports. — Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026