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judge

[juhj] / dʒʌdʒ /
NOUN
person who arbitrates
Synonyms
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authority court critic expert inspector justice referee
STRONG
adjudicator appraiser arbiter assessor bench chancellor conciliator evaluator honor intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary magistrate marshal moderator negotiator ombudsman peacemaker reconciler umpire warden
WEAK
justice of peace legal official magister
VERB
make decision from evidence; deduce
Synonyms
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appreciate assess conclude consider criticize decide derive determine discern distinguish draw evaluate examine find put resolve review try
STRONG
adjudge adjudicate appraise approximate arbitrate arrive ascertain check collect condemn decree deduct doom esteem estimate gather make mediate place rate reckon referee rule sentence settle sit suppose test umpire value
WEAK
act on give a hearing make out pass sentence pronounce sentence size up
Antonyms
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approve begin disregard hesitate ignore miss neglect overlook praise reject start waver
STRONG
calculate depart disbelieve disperse distribute divide leave lose measure scatter

Example Sentences

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Last November, a federal judge ordered Trump administration officials to improve the “inhumane” conditions at Broadview.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

There are signs that the charges won’t stick: A Georgia judge released Moore on a $1 bond on the murder charge because he was so unconvinced that a jury would convict her.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

That five-year lawsuit finally came to an end in January, when a judge ruled that Westcott owed Perry $1.8 million in lost rental income.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Wilder was awarded a split decision with scores of 115–111 and 115–113, while one judge scored it 115–112 to Chisora.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

If the judge decided to send him to a special home, he would go to school there.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.