Synonyms of judging

judging

verb

present participle of judge

1

as in deciding

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

the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedging
• skirting
• equivocating
• pussyfooting

2

as in estimating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimating
• calculating
• gauging
• figuring
• making
• guessing
• supposing
• putting
• placing
• reckoning
• calling
• understanding
• conjecturing
• reasoning
• concluding
• inferring
• extrapolating
• gathering
• deducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

3

as in deriving

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deriving
• understanding
• deciding
• reasoning
• inferring
• thinking
• concluding
• extrapolating
• guessing
• deducing
• assuming
• speculating
• reading
• ascertaining
• gathering
• making out
• interpreting
• supposing
• drawing a conclusion
• contemplating
• surmising
• construing
• rationalizing
• conjecturing
• finding out
• philosophizing
• doping (out)

4

as in thinking

to have as an opinion

I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinking
• believing
• guessing
• considering
• figuring
• imagining
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• perceiving
• conceiving
• holding
• assuming
• reckoning
• regarding
• viewing
• accepting
• esteeming
• allowing
• depending
• relying
• trusting
• presuming
• inferring
• concluding
• surmising
• presupposing
• deducing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• doubting
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of judging

Google isn’t making any significant design changes to its upcoming midrange Pixel update, judging by the leaks shared by Android Headlines. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Their 16-year-old had gone from being a naive gamer to converting to an extreme vision of Islam in a matter of months – and began judging the world through that dark prism. — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Providing managers with training to conduct these talks empathetically and consistently without judging their employees can go a long way in supporting these workers. — Scott Parrish, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

At times, our city government is dysfunctional, judging from the problems the rest of us are forced to live with. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Simmons also encouraged creators to look beyond follower count when judging success, instead focusing on metrics including watch time, audience retention and shares. — K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

And judging by the response to Sunday’s tank, fans are just as interested in buying her more casual looks. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

This is not easy for Robin (Griffin), who, judging by his nervously twitching legs and tendency to info-dump on interlocutors, finds ordinary interactions very stressful. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

For two weeks in September, everyone wants to be Italian – at least judging by the crowds at the annual Feast of San Gennaro in New York City’s Little Italy. — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026