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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

authority

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

consensus

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

say

impression, perception, take

attitude

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

counterview
Near Antonyms of judgment

fact, truth

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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