judgment [conclusion.]

Roget category 480

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.5. Results of reasoning
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#480. Judgment [Conclusion.]

noun

result, conclusion, upshot — deduction, inference, ergotism [Med.] — illation — corollary, porism^† — moral.
estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication^† — dijudication^†, adjudication — arbitrament, arbitrement^†, arbitration — assessment, ponderation^† — valorization.
award, estimate — review, criticism, critique, notice, report.
decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree — findings of fact — findings of law — res judicata [Lat.].
plebiscite, voice, casting vote — vote etc. (choice) 609 — opinion etc. (belief) 484 — good judgment etc. (wisdom) 498.
judge, umpire — arbiter, arbitrator — asessor, referee.
censor, reviewer, critic — connoisseur — commentator etc. 524 — inspector, inspecting officer.
twenty-twenty hindsight [judgment after the fact]; armchair general, monday morning quarterback.

verb

judge, conclude — come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion — ascertain, determine, make up one's mind.
deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet^†, ween^†.
form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account — regard, consider, think of — look upon etc. (believe) 484 — review — size up [Slang].
settle — pass an opinion, give an opinion — decide, try, pronounce, rule — pass judgment, pass sentence — sentence, doom — find — give judgment, deliver judgment — adjudge, adjudicate — arbitrate, award, report — bring in a verdict — make absolute, set a question at rest — confirm etc. (assent) 488.
comment, criticize, kibitz — pass under review etc. (examine) 457 — investigate etc. (inquire) 461.
hold the scales, sit in judgment — try judgment, hear a cause.

adjective

judging etc. v. — judicious etc. (wise) 498 — determinate, conclusive.

adverb

on the whole, all things considered.

phrase

a Daniel come to judgment" [Merchant of Venice]; and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd" [Byron]; it is much easier to be critical than to be it is much easier to be critical than to be correct" [Disraeli]; la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile [Fr.] — nothing if not critical" [Othello]; O most lame and impotent conclusion" [Othello].

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