as in to predict
to form an opinion about (someone or something) before you have enough understanding or knowledge
Officials complain that some reporters have prejudged the outcome of the investigation. She was wrong for prejudging him.
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Recent Examples of prejudge
Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Students should be assessed according to merit, accomplishment and character—not prejudged by the color of their skin.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Fed officials have refrained from commenting directly on policy clashes in Washington, but have expressed a level of trepidation about trying to prejudge events.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Mangione’s lawyer has cautioned against prejudging the case.
—Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Students should be assessed according to merit, accomplishment and character—not prejudged by the color of their skin.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Fed officials have refrained from commenting directly on policy clashes in Washington, but have expressed a level of trepidation about trying to prejudge events.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Mangione’s lawyer has cautioned against prejudging the case.
—Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudge
predict
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At one point in the early 1980s, amid economic downturns, program trustees predicted a shortfall was months away.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The greater Nashville market is outperforming some larger metros and countering national headlines predicting a struggling housing market.—
Collyn Wainwright,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Prejudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudge. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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