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"mind", "notion", "persuasion", "sentiment", "view" ], "near antonyms":[ "deadlock", "draw", "halt", "stalemate", "standoff", "tie" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{ "examples":[ "your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one" ], "synonyms":[ "belief", "conviction", "eye", "feeling", "mind", "notion", "opinion", "persuasion", "sentiment", "verdict", "view" ], "near synonyms":[ "say", "impression", "perception", "take", "attitude", "assumption", "presumption", "presupposition", "conclusion", "decision", "determination", "deliverance", "esteem", "estimate", "estimation", "credence", "credit", "faith", "concept", "conception", "idea", "thought", "position", "stance", "stand", "comment", "obiter dictum", "observation", "reflection", "remark", "conjecture", "guess", "hunch", "hypothesis", "surmise", "theory", "advice", "input", "recommendation", "suggestion", "angle", "outlook", "perspective", "shoes", "slant", "standpoint", "viewpoint", "counterview" ], "near antonyms":[ "fact", "truth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{ "examples":[ "critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative" ], "synonyms":[ "appraisal", "appraisement", "assessment", "estimate", "estimation", "evaluation", "fix", "value judgment" ], "near synonyms":[ "aper\u00e7u", "feeling", "impression", "notion", "perception", "confidence", "faith", "stock", "trust", "belief", "conviction", "mind", "persuasion", "sentiment", "view", "conjecture", "guess", "hunch", "hypothesis", "surmise", "theory" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "judgmental":{ "given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things":{ "examples":[ "culinary purists who tend to be judgmental about home cooks who take shortcuts" ], "synonyms":[ "captious", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "critical", "faultfinding", "hypercritical", "overcritical", 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"palpitated", "pit-a-patted", "pitter-pattered", "pulsated", "pulsed", "throbbed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "judicious":{ "having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech":{ "examples":[ "a good teacher who knows how to give judicious criticism as well as praise" ], "synonyms":[ "discreet", "intelligent", "judgmatic", "judgmatical", "prudent" ], "near synonyms":[ "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "cozy", "forehanded", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "discerning", "discriminating", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "senseful", "sensible", "wise", "canny", "provident", "astute", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "shrewd" ], "near antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "rash", "improvident", "shortsighted", "foolish", "unwise" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious" ] }, "suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances":{ "examples":[ "I'll ask for the raise at a time I deem most judicious" ], "synonyms":[ "advisable", "desirable", "expedient", "politic", "prudent", "tactical", "wise" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "profitable", "useful", "utilitarian", "feasible", "possible", "practicable", "practical", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "opportunistic", "self-seeking" ], "near antonyms":[ "impractical", "profitless", "unfeasible", "unprofitable", "inopportune", "unseasonable", "untimely" ], "antonyms":[ "impolitic", "imprudent", "inadvisable", "inexpedient", "injudicious", "unwise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "judgmatical":{ "having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech":{ "examples":[ "not the most judgmatic way to tell a woman that she could stand to lose a few pounds" ], "synonyms":[ "discreet", "intelligent", "judicious", "prudent" ], "near synonyms":[ "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "cozy", "forehanded", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "discerning", "discriminating", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "senseful", "sensible", "wise", "canny", "provident", "astute", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "shrewd" ], "near antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "rash", "improvident", "shortsighted", "foolish", "unwise" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "judder":{ "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "bucket", "convulse", "jerk", "jiggle", "joggle", "jolt", "jounce", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shudder", "vibrate", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near synonyms":[ "rock", "sway", "swing", "chatter", "quaver", "shiver", "thrill", "tremble", "twitch", "dodder", "waver", "flicker", "fluctuate", "flutter", "oscillate", "undulate", "wave", "beat", "palpitate", "pit-a-pat", "pitter-patter", "pulsate", "pulse", "throb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "judiciousness":{ "suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances":{ "examples":[ "the judiciousness of using such harsh language in a letter of complaint is questionable at best" ], "synonyms":[ "advisability", "advisableness", "desirability", "desirableness", "expedience", "expediency", "prudence", "wisdom" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantageousness", "beneficialness", "profitability", "feasibility", "practicality", "usefulness", "opportuneness", "seasonableness", "timeliness" ], "near antonyms":[ "impracticality", "infeasibility", "inopportuneness", "unseasonableness", "untimeliness" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudence", "inadvisability", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "injudiciousness", "unwisdom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "judgmatic":{ "having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech":{ "examples":[ "not the most judgmatic way to tell a woman that she could stand to lose a few pounds" ], "synonyms":[ "discreet", 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"moderators", "negotiators", "conciliators", "go-betweens", "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "troubleshooters", "deciders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{ "examples":[ "the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudicators", "beaks", "benches", "courts", "jurists", "justices", "magistrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "chief justices", "circuit judges", "justices of the peace", "squires", "auditors", "masters", "jurisconsults", "jurisprudents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{ "examples":[ "the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence" ], "synonyms":[ "adjudges", "adjudicates", "arbitrates", "decides", "determines", "referees", "rules (on)", "settles", "umpires" ], "near synonyms":[ "considers", "deems", "deliberates", "hears", "ponders", "weighs", "sizes up", "mediates", "moderates", "negotiates", "prosecutes", 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"infers", "makes out", "reasons", "understands" ], "near synonyms":[ "assumes", "supposes", "conjectures", "guesses", "speculates", "surmises", "construes", "interprets", "reads", "contemplates", "philosophizes", "rationalizes", "thinks", "ascertains", "dopes (out)", "finds out" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have as an opinion":{ "examples":[ "I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her" ], "synonyms":[ "allows", "believes", "conceives", "considers", "deems", "esteems", "feels", "figures", "guesses", "holds", "imagines", "reckons", "supposes", "thinks" ], "near synonyms":[ "regards", "views", "accepts", "perceives", "depends", "relies", "trusts", "assumes", "presumes", "presupposes", "surmises", "concludes", "deduces", "infers" ], "near antonyms":[ "distrusts", "doubts", "mistrusts", "questions", "suspects", "disbelieves", "discredits", "rejects" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "judiciary":{ "the courts of law and judges in a 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