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 Entries will be judged in two categories, middle school and high school. — Usa Today Network Staff Reports, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 In an earlier time, servers were generally judged based on aces and speed. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026 But unless those differences are made explicit, the initiative will eventually be judged against conflicting expectations. — Jeff Degraff, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 The cast will put their charisma, creativity and composure to the test in a series of challenges, led and judged by PEOPLE’s editor-in-chief and general manager Charlotte Triggs and editor-at-large Janine Rubenstein. — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 They were judged absolutely by people who know this stuff, right? — Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 It was conducted on a dedicated testbed, and human engineers still established the safety boundaries and judged the results. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 But Cramer said Wednesday’s results won’t be judged on earnings alone. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Policies that may make people feel judged or ashamed to use SNAP, therefore, cannot be evaluated solely by whether purchases of one particular product decline. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Leading the way in court There are dozens of cases across the country surrounding the legal status of prediction sites, and experts believe the matter will eventually be decided by the Supreme Court.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Employees at the garden, which is in its 60th year, estimated Dolly only had a couple a few months before reaching the natural conclusion of her life as a plant.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of estimated

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That last might be especially true for female human beings who may be more encouraged to have derived an identity based on our role as marital partner or parent.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The table compares treatment totals and derived 3,000 graft planning rates across Turkey, the UK and the USA.

— Malana VanTyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of derived

Verb

Flowers, who has been sidelined from practice in recent days, is believed to be dealing with a minor hamstring injury.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Since antiquity, people have believed that planting a mulberry tree in front of one’s house is unlucky.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of believed

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That warrant was later recalled after a Court of Appeals judge determined the former governor had filed to have Johnson removed from the case before her warrant was issued.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Whether employees receive the day off — and whether they are paid extra for it — is typically determined by their employer’s policies or an employment agreement.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of determined

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The exact reason is still unclear, but Kostrna’s team suspects the issue may stem from how each device’s algorithms are calculated.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
But as temperatures calculated by the device rise, different protocols are enacted, such as removing shoulder pads, increasing length of breaks or canceling conditioning.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026

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