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
• judgement
• resolution
• diagnosis
• award
• ruling
• view
• sentence
• deliverance
• call
• decree
• finding
• instruction
• mandate
• choice
• conviction
• adjudication
• consensus
• order
• directive
• word
• 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
• judgement
• feeling
• judgment
• impression
• attitude
• sentiment
• notion
• comment
• perception
• decision
• eye
• observation
• idea
• persuasion
• assumption
• thought
• estimate
• advice
• conclusion
• theory
• guess
• recommendation
• suggestion
• determination
• estimation
• say
• presumption
• hypothesis
• remark
• concept
• viewpoint
• stand
• esteem
• conception
• faith
• hunch
• conjecture
• stance
• reflection
• perspective
• presupposition
• position
• standpoint
• input
• credit
• deliverance
• take
• credence
• angle
• outlook
• shoes
• surmise
• obiter dictum
• counterview
• slant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• truth

Examples of verdict in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Through that portraiture, however, the film delivers an excoriating verdict on a modern Britain characterized by compassionless labor politics, stagnant opportunity and shrugging acceptance of a stifling status quo. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024

If those arguments appear insubstantial, the jury verdict and injunction should stand. —Alden Abbott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

Advertisement World & Nation Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating Oct. 4, 2024 Bean and Smith were acquitted on the more serious charges related to the civil rights violations, and of conspiracy to tamper with witness testimony. —Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024

Check back next week for the final verdict but initial reactions are positive. —David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024