umpire

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of UMPIRE

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) <in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad>

Synonyms adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, determine, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire

Related Words consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh; size up; mediate, moderate, negotiate; prosecute, try; find (for or against); conclude, resolve; redetermine, rejudge

Near Antonyms equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt

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