Judges
noun
Judg·es ˈjə-jəz 
: a narrative and historical book of Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
judges 1 of 2
noun
1
as in referees
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- referees
- umpires
- arbitrators
- magistrates
- jurists
- arbiters
- negotiators
- moderators
- justices
- adjudicators
- mediators
- intermediaries
- conciliators
- intermediates
- peacemakers
- reconcilers
- mediatrixes
- deciders
- troubleshooters
- go-betweens
2
as in courts
a public official having authority to decide questions of law the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence Synonyms & Similar Words
- courts
- jurists
- magistrates
- justices
- adjudicators
- benches
- auditors
- circuit judges
- chief justices
- jurisconsults
- squires
- beaks
- masters
- jurisprudents
- justices of the peace
judges
2 of 2verb
1
as in decides
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence Synonyms & Similar Words
- decides
- referees
- umpires
- adjudges
- determines
- adjudicates
- settles
- arbitrates
- considers
- hears
- prosecutes
- resolves
- weighs
- rules (on)
- deliberates
- deems
- concludes
- moderates
- ponders
- tries
- mediates
- negotiates
- sizes up
- rejudges
- finds (for or against)
- redetermines
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hedges
- skirts
- pussyfoots
- equivocates
2
as in estimates
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
- estimates
- figures
- guesses
- gauges
- places
- makes
- supposes
- gages
- reasons
- calculates
- conjectures
- calls
- puts
- reckons
- concludes
- understands
- gathers
- infers
- deduces
- extrapolates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- measures
- scales
- calibrates
- computes
- works out
3
as in understands
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
- decides
- understands
- reasons
- derives
- guesses
- thinks
- infers
- concludes
- deduces
- extrapolates
- draws a conclusion
- makes out
- ascertains
- assumes
- gathers
- reads
- speculates
- conjectures
- supposes
- interprets
- surmises
- finds out
- contemplates
- rationalizes
- construes
- philosophizes
- dopes (out)
4
as in thinks
to have as an opinion I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her Synonyms & Similar Words
- thinks
- guesses
- figures
- believes
- considers
- deems
- feels
- supposes
- views
- trusts
- perceives
- allows
- imagines
- reckons
- esteems
- regards
- presumes
- accepts
- holds
- assumes
- depends
- conceives
- relies
- presupposes
- concludes
- surmises
- infers
- deduces
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- suspects
- questions
- doubts
- distrusts
- rejects
- mistrusts
- discredits
- disbelieves