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judgment

noun

variants: or judgement

Synonyms and Antonyms of judgment

1 a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard

the court will give its judgment in this case tomorrow morning

Synonyms of judgment

doom, finding, holding, ruling, sentence

Words Related to judgment

inquest, verdict

decree, edict, injunction, order

arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement

conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution

discipline, penalty, punishment

2 a position arrived at after consideration

built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks

Synonyms of judgment

award, call, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, opinion, resolution, verdict

Words Related to judgment

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word

last word, say-so

adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence

choice, option, selection

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view

Near Antonyms of judgment

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

3 an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge

your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one

Synonyms of judgment

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view

Words Related to judgment

impression, perception, take

assumption, presumption, presupposition

conclusion, decision, determination

deliverance, esteem, estimate, estimation

credence, credit, faith

concept, conception, idea, thought

position, stance, stand

comment, obiter dictum, observation, reflection, remark

conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory

advice, input, recommendation, suggestion

angle, outlook, perspective, shoes, slant, standpoint, viewpoint

Near Antonyms of judgment

4 an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something

critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative

Synonyms of judgment

appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, fix, value judgment

Words Related to judgment

aperçu, feeling, impression, notion, perception

confidence, faith, stock, trust

belief, conviction, mind, persuasion, sentiment, view

conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory

Synonym Discussion of judgment

sense, common sense, judgment, wisdom mean ability to reach intelligent conclusions. sense implies a reliable ability to judge and decide with soundness, prudence, and intelligence.

- a choice showing good sense

common sense suggests an average degree of such ability without sophistication or special knowledge.

- common sense tells me it's wrong

judgment implies sense tempered and refined by experience, training, and maturity.

- they relied on her judgment for guidance

wisdom implies sense and judgment far above average.

- a leader of rare wisdom

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