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 doom, finding, holding, sentence (or judgement), rulingRelated Words 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 award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, decision (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdictRelated Words 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, viewNear Antonyms 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 belief, conviction, eye, feeling, opinion (or judgement), mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, viewRelated Words 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; counterviewNear Antonyms fact, truth

4 an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative Synonyms appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, evaluation, fix, estimation (or judgement), value judgmentRelated Words aperçu, feeling, impression, notion, perception; confidence, faith, stock, trust; belief, conviction, mind, persuasion, sentiment, view; conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory