Synonyms of verdict

verdict

noun

ˈvər-(ˌ)dikt 

1

as in decision

a position arrived at after consideration

the marketing consultant's verdict was that we were doing just fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decision
• opinion
• conclusion
• determination
• judgment
• resolution
• diagnosis
• award
• ruling
• view
• sentence
• deliverance
• call
• decree
• choice
• instruction
• finding
• mandate
• conviction
• adjudication
• consensus
• order
• word
• directive
• selection
• option
• disposition
• edict
• commandment
• belief
• last word
• behest
• feeling
• sentiment
• charge
• doom
• say-so
• dictate
• mind
• notion
• persuasion
• eye

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tie
• halt
• draw
• deadlock
• stalemate
• standoff

2

as in opinion

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

was anxious to hear her best friend's verdict on her new boyfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opinion
• belief
• view
• mind
• conviction
• feeling
• judgment
• impression
• attitude
• sentiment
• perception
• notion
• decision
• comment
• idea
• estimate
• eye
• persuasion
• observation
• estimation
• assumption
• thought
• conclusion
• theory
• advice
• recommendation
• guess
• determination
• suggestion
• presumption
• say
• concept
• hypothesis
• remark
• viewpoint
• stand
• conception
• esteem
• faith
• conjecture
• stance
• hunch
• perspective
• reflection
• presupposition
• position
• standpoint
• credit
• input
• deliverance
• take
• credence
• angle
• outlook
• shoes
• surmise
• obiter dictum
• counterview
• slant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• truth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of verdict

Melina Khan Depending on the verdict, Clancy will likely see one of two outcomes at the end of her trial – a jail sentence or a recommitment to a state hospital. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

After deliberating, the jury returned guilty verdicts against both men. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

In March, a New Mexico jury returned a $375 million verdict against Meta for violating state consumer protection laws by misleading users about platform safety and failing to protect children from predators. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026

Those dangers were underscored again just a day before Monday’s verdict. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026