ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

plebiscite, voice, casting vote; vote &c (choice) 609; opinion &c (belief) 484; good
judgment &c (wisdom) 498.
judge, umpire; arbiter, arbitrator; asessor, referee.
censor, reviewer, critic; connoisseur; commentator &c 524; inspector, inspecting
officer.
twenty-twenty hindsight [judgment after the fact]; armchair general, monday morning
quarterback.
V. 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 &c (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 &c (assent) 488.
comment, criticize, kibitz; pass under review &c (examine) 457; investigate &c
(inquire) 461.
hold the scales, sit in judgment; try judgment, hear a cause.
Adj. judging &c v.; judicious &c (wise) 498; determinate, conclusive.
Adv. on the whole, all things considered.
Phr. 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 correct [Disraeli]; la critique
est aisee et l'art est difficile [Fr.]; nothing if not critical [Othello]; O most lame and
impotent conclusion [Othello].
480a. [Result of search or inquiry.] Discovery -- N. discovery, detection,
disenchantment; ascertainment † , disclosure, find, revelation.
trover [Law] &c (recovery) 775.
V. discover, find, determine, evolve, learn &c 539; fix upon; pick up; find out, trace out,
make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out; fathom; bring out, draw out;
educe, elicit, bring to light; dig out, grub up, fish up; unearth, disinter.
solve, resolve, elucidate; unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack open; pick up, open
the lock; find a clue, find clew a to, find the key to the riddle; interpret &c 522; disclose
&c 529.
trace, get at; hit it, have it; lay one's finger, lay one's hands upon; spot; get at the truth,
arrive at the truth &c 494; put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail on the head.
be near the truth, be warm, get warmer, burn; smoke, scent, sniff, catch a whiff of,
smell a rat.
open the eyes to; see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot;
detect; catch, catch tripping.
pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon; come across,
come onto; meet with, meet up with, fall in with.
recognize, realize; verify, make certain of, identify.
Int. eureka!, aha! † , I've got it!,