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judgment

judgment

358 2.4
An opinion or decision formed after careful thought
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
  • US
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  • Fifth, the department chair or dean renders a judgment based on the collected data.
  • make a judgment
  • use your own judgment
  • pass judgment on

Whereas if I wait and reserve judgement, then I can learn from you.

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Examples

  • Absorbed against her better judgment, she sat up and wrapped her arms around her knees.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So yeah, I guess we'll reserve judgement on this one for now.

  • I am in agreement on this last judgment, although I will not tell him so.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Who can make such a judgment?

  • A case of bad judgment.

  • If either one of you would like to make a statement before the commission passes judgment, you may do so at this time.

  • No board in this country should sit in judgment of a man because he expressed strong opinions.

  • The writings only allow us to make judgments about the views of their authors.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I believe history's judgment will be kinder than his own.

  • After careful consideration, she came to her final judgment about the project.

Synonyms

decision
vsjudgment
1.0

A choice made after thinking about different options

is an opinion formed after careful thought rather than only choosing
opinion
vsjudgment
1.0

A person's view about something

is a more carefully formed and considered view based on thought
conclusion
vsjudgment
632 1.6

A decision made after thinking about the facts

is formed after careful thought but not limited to strict facts
mind
vsjudgment
561 2.7

A decision or opinion formed after thinking

is identical in meaning but uses a different single-word form
assessment
vsjudgment
474 2.8

A decision about how good someone's work or skills are

is a thought-out opinion or choice rather than a formal evaluation
determination
vsjudgment
  • Formal
96 4.0

An official decision made after careful thought

is a general thought-out opinion rather than an official ruling

Antonyms

A habit of acting quickly without thinking about the results

Idioms

Make someone unable to think clearly because of strong feelings or outside pressure

Believe someone can make good decisions

To make a person's thinking unclear so they decide badly

Compounds

19 8.8

In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death

10 6.7

A court decision without a full trial when the facts are not in doubt

An opinion based on personal beliefs instead of facts

A future day when God judges people and decides if they go to heaven or hell

7 5.6

A court decision that ends a case and only needs to be carried out

snap judgment
  • Informal
7 4.8

A quick decision made without careful thought that may be unfair

The ability to make sensible, careful decisions

Strong negative opinion that is unkind or too strict

3 7.4

An order by a court that gives the plaintiff the case when the defendant does not respond or appear

Last Judgment
  • Literature
2 9.3

A final day when God decides each person's fate, rewarding good and punishing bad

1 7.9

An official court decision that says someone is guilty and gives their punishment

A court decision before a trial made only from written statements when the main facts are agreed

1 7.1

A court decision that makes a person or company pay money to someone else

9.9

A court decision after a person signs a paper saying they owe money

A written agreement where a person who owes money admits debt and a court can order payment without a trial

7.9

A court decision for one side when the other side does not appear or reply

A court decision that orders a particular person to pay money or do something

9.9

A court decision that says who owns a particular thing

judgment lien
  • Formal
9.4

A court's right to take property from a person who owes money

A court decision that decides the main facts and law of a case, not just procedural points

A court decision that ends a case without a trial

An opinion or decision that says something is not good

How Certain

certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4
conclusion
632 1.6
judgment
  • US
358 2.4
opinion
1.0
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

judgment singular
judgments plural
judgements plural
judgement singular

Morphology

judgment = judge (transparent) = judge + ment

This is a standard deverbal noun formed from 'judge' plus '-ment', meaning an opinion or decision reached after thought.

Etymology

Judgment is from the same root as judge, which originally meant to 'decide' or 'give an opinion'. So a judgment is an opinion or decision you form after careful thought.