Synonyms for umpire
ˈʌm paɪərum·pire

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1. umpireverb

   Synonyms:
   referee

2. umpireverb

   To act as an umpire in a game.

   Synonyms:
   referee

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1. umpire

   A judge, in the legal sense, is a judicial officer appointed or elected to preside in courts of law, and to decide legal questions duly brought before him; the name is sometimes given to other legally constituted officers; as, the judges of election; in other relations, any person duly appointed to pass upon the merits of contestants or of competing articles may be called a judge; as, the judges at an agricultural fair, or at a race-track; in the widest sense, any person who has good capacity for judging is called a judge; as, a person is said to be a judge of pictures, or a good judge of a horse, etc. In most games the judge is called an umpire; as, the umpire of a game of ball or cricket. A referee is appointed by a court to decide disputed matters between litigants; an arbitrator is chosen by the contending parties to decide matters in dispute without action by a court. In certain cases an umpire is appointed by a court to decide where arbitrators disagree. Arbiter, with its suggestion of final and absolute decision, has come to be used only in a high or sacred sense; as, war must now be the arbiter; the Supreme Arbiter of our destinies. The judges of certain courts, as the United States Supreme Court, are technically known as justices.

   Synonyms:
   arbiter, arbitrator, judge, justice, referee

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1. umpire

   Synonyms:
   judge, referee, arbiter, arbitrator

   Antonyms:
   litigant, disputant

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1. umpire, umpnoun

   an official at a baseball game

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, ump, arbiter

2. arbiter, arbitrator, umpireverb

   someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

   "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, ump, arbiter, supreme authority

3. referee, umpireverb

   be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

   Synonyms:
   peer review, referee

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1. umpirenoun

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, arbiter, referee, judge

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1. umpirenoun

   Synonyms:
   referee, judge, arbitrator, arbiter

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1. List of paraphrases for "umpire":

   arbitrator, umpires, adjudicator, arbiter, referee

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1. John Roberts:

   Judges are like umpires, umpires don't make the rules, they apply them... They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but Supreme Court is Supreme Court. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.

2. Todd McLemoretold:

   Apparently, some spectators were very vocal towards the umpire calls in favor of Blue Ridge and it just got louder and louder. kingsport TN MMA, wait a minute I mean softball.

3. Cap Peterson:

   I think everyone would like to see more of the spectacular things you used to see in baseball : the base stealing, the arguments with the umpire, people screaming,' throw the bums out,'.

4. Katrina Adams:

   We watch the guys do this all the time, they’re badgering the umpire on the changeovers. Nothing happens. There’s no equality, i think there has to be some consistency across the board. These are conversations that will be imposed in the next weeks. Adams added :.

5. Brian Snitker:

   I talked to the umpire early today and said I’m scared to death of putting guys on the field because that’s when guys will get hurt.