Antonyms for judgment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : juhj-muhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒʌdʒ mənt


Definition of judgment

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "action of trying at law, trial," also "capacity for making decisions," from Old French jugement "legal judgment; diagnosis; the Last Judgment" (11c.), from jugier (see judge (v.)). From late 13c. as "penalty imposed by a court;" early 14c. as "any authoritative decision, verdict." From c.1300 in referfence to the Last Judgment. Also from c.1300 as "opinion." Sense of "discernment" is first recorded 1530s.
  • noun common sense
  • noun decision about blame
  • noun doom, fate
Example sentences :
  • "The spring has gotten a strangle-hold on my judgment," he said to himself.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I'd rather trust your judgment now than lots of older men down there.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They performed their present office with integrity and judgment.
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It would be an affront to your own judgment, if you did not: For do you not ask my advice?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The execution is left entirely to your judgment and address.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • But she had allotted their rooms well, and they approved her judgment.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • I think we should be careful of our judgment as to when that state has been reached.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Our judgment is always too much at the mercy of our likes and dislikes.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Garson, however, was unconvinced, notwithstanding his deference to the judgment of his leader.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Then with the faith of the two women he loved, still his, he could brave the judgment of all others.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Synonyms for judgment

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