judging
Assessing someone's actions
Judging is forming opinions or making assessments about someone or something.
In formal contexts, it means presiding over legal proceedings or evaluating contestants: She's judging the competition this year.
More commonly, judging carries negative connotations of criticism or disapproval: I'm not judging, but that seems unwise.
The phrase judging by introduces evidence for a conclusion: Judging by the empty plates, dinner was a success.
Seeking out imperfections
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- criticizingVoicing negative assessment
- condemningExpressing severe disapproval
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
censuring · reproaching · denouncing · harsh · severe · stern · unforgiving · disapproving
Judging quality or worth
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoringEarning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
ranking · measuring · weighing · gauging · critiquing · reviewing · analyzing · examining
Formally deciding disputes
- presidingLeading a formal gathering
- rulingFormal legal determination
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- verdictOfficial court decision
trial · court · bench · gavel · chambers · robes · deliberating · deciding
Deciding before learning facts
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
favoritism · profiling · pigeonholing · labeling · typecasting · generalizing · assuming · presuming
Having keen judgment
- perceivingBecoming conscious of something
- distinguishingIdentifying differences
- differentiatingIdentifying distinct features
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
insight · acumen · astuteness · shrewdness · perspicacity · sagacity · prudence · judiciousness
Formally deciding disputes
- officiatingOverseeing formal proceedings
- refereeingJudging play in sports
- panelDistinct flat section
- scorecardsForms for recording results
contestants · rankings · elimination · qualifiers · finals · semifinals · auditions · tryouts
faultfinding
Seeking out imperfections
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- criticizingVoicing negative assessment
- condemningExpressing severe disapproval
disparaging · censuring · reproaching · denouncing · harsh · severe · stern · unforgiving · disapproving · censorious
evaluating
Judging quality or worth
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoringEarning points in competition
grading · ranking · measuring · weighing · gauging · critiquing · reviewing · analyzing · examining · assessing
adjudicating
Formally deciding disputes
- presidingLeading a formal gathering
- rulingFormal legal determination
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
verdict · trial · court · bench · gavel · chambers · robes · deliberating · deciding · arbitrating
prejudging
Deciding before learning facts
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
partiality · favoritism · profiling · pigeonholing · labeling · typecasting · generalizing · assuming · presuming · bigotry
discerning
Having keen judgment
- perceivingBecoming conscious of something
- distinguishingIdentifying differences
- differentiatingIdentifying distinct features
wisdom · insight · acumen · astuteness · shrewdness · perspicacity · sagacity · prudence · judiciousness · reasoning
adjudicating
Formally deciding disputes
- officiatingOverseeing formal proceedings
- refereeingJudging play in sports
- panelDistinct flat section
scorecards · contestants · rankings · elimination · qualifiers · finals · semifinals · auditions · tryouts · pageants
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
- Determiningdeciding, choosing, concluding, resolving, settling
- valuingvaluing, appreciating, cherishing, treasuring, prizing
- art criticismart criticism, review, art critic, critique, analysis
- judging processscoring, ranking, deliberating, voting, reviewing
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
judgingaccepting
Willing to receive
observing · witnessing · noticing · unjudging · refraining
judgingaccepting
Willing to receive
forgiving · tolerating · unjudging · nonjudgmental · embracing
judgingdoubting
Questioning the truth
questioning · wondering · hesitating · equivocating · wavering
- judging panelEvaluators choosing winners
- judging criteriaBasis for evaluation
- cattle judgingEvaluating bovine conformation and quality
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