JUDGED Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

judged

verb

past tense of judge

as in decided

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

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as in estimated

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

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as in derived

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

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as in believed

to have as an opinion I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

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Recent Examples of judged The effective date carries the most weight, because a claim with a September date of service still has to be judged against the September rule. — Jp Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Other limitations include 10 out of the 12 trials being judged to have a high risk of bias, Sheinbein says, which could limit interpretation of the results. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026 However, the negative experience Kelly described on twitter would resonate with anyone who has ever felt judged in a shop. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 This year, more than 10,000 entries from 112 countries were judged in one of the most enjoyable photo competitions on the calendar. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 The competition was judged by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, novelist Neal Stephenson, Google‘s Mira Lane, Salesforce executive John Zissimos and ‘Star Trek’ steward Rod Roddenberry. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 But the visit by Min Aung Hlaing, a former military chief inaugurated as president in April after a general election judged by rights groups as designed to cement the military’s hold on power, has not been free of criticism. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026 Consistently leaving feeling judged or depleted warrants a closer look at the relationship. — Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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But, Majumder said, several temples including her own have decided to carry on their celebrations with additional security provided by the city of Aurora at their places of worship.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
India has decided to make the trade-off to buy cheaper oil and sort of look the other way, that that's giving money to a guy who's murdering thousands of people every week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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People with alpha-gal syndrome may experience allergic reactions after consuming mammalian meat or other products derived from mammals, including certain dairy products.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
The plant makes renewable glycols, ingredients used to produce polyester that are usually derived from fossil fuels.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of derived

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Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Mustapha initially believed the film would be driven by its ideas about masculinity, only to discover in the edit that their friendship had become its emotional throughline.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of believed

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Comparing households aged 72 and older in 2022 with those aged 75 and older in 2025, Maggiulli calculated a smaller—but still substantial—21% increase.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
It is calculated as a weighted average of atomic clocks worldwide and is communicated by BIPM, the official source for UTC.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculated

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These exchanges were consequential, but they could still largely be understood as a series of bilateral transactions focused on Russia’s war.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Market analysts and economists note the term premium is poorly understood and subject to interpretation.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of understood

Verb

That kind of visibility could introduce regenerative agriculture to sports fans who’ve never thought much about where their chicken comes from.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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