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

Apparently not Trump, judging by his appointment of someone whose debut was anything but professional. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

After a few years of photographing, reviewing and judging burgers, Blackwell started doing pop ups, serving their own creations. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Viscerally – and narratively, judging by the discourse – this is shocking. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

The harder work is judging where each boundary belongs, and that depends on risk, precedent and what the incentives currently reward. — Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Apple Vision Pro proved particularly useful for judging the scale of sets before physical construction. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

And judging by the fall/winter 2026 runways, designers are feeling particularly indecisive, in the best possible way. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

But there were scores of times that the specific verbiages were a source of humor judging by the laughter of many in the audience. — Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

And judging from the questions asked during the hour-long event, Georgia voters are worried about affordability, healthcare and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, data centers and Flock surveillance cameras. — AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026