Synonyms of umpiring

umpiring

verb

present participle of umpire

as in deciding

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)

in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciding
• judging
• determining
• settling
• refereeing
• adjudicating
• arbitrating
• adjudging
• ruling (on)
• prosecuting
• hearing
• resolving
• considering
• weighing
• deeming
• concluding
• deliberating
• pondering
• trying
• moderating
• mediating
• sizing up
• negotiating
• finding (for or against)
• redetermining
• rejudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedging
• skirting
• pussyfooting
• equivocating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of umpiring

Eventually, friends remember, Brun stopped umpiring Little League games. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Ogilvie has also squeezed in umpiring the last three years. — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

And the next day, umpiring behind the plate, Bucknor took a foul ball flush in the mask in the second inning and had to come out of the game. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026

Evans actually spends time umpiring youth games. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Complaints to umpires by players and managers who disagree with a call are as old as umpiring itself. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025

Pawol began umpiring baseball in 2016 in Rookie ball, after years of calling NCAA softball games. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025

In 2010, Pawol began umpiring college softball before attending an MLB umpire tryout 2015. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025

His 40 seasons umpiring in the majors are the most by any umpire. — Rich Rovito, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017