Synonyms for umpired
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhm-pahyuhr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌm paɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for umpired Other synonyms for the word umpired
- accommodate
- act
- act as middle
- act on
- adjudge
- adjust
- appraise
- approximate
- arbitrate
- arrive
- ascertain
- boss
- bring to terms
- bury the hatchet
- chair
- check
- collect
- come across with
- come to school
- come to terms
- command
- compose
- concert
- conciliate
- condemn
- conduct
- connect
- contract
- covenant
- cut a deal
- deal
- debate
- decide
- decree
- deduct
- derive
- determine
- dicker
- direct
- discern
- distinguish
- do the honors
- doom
- draw
- emcee
- esteem
- estimate
- evaluate
- examine
- find
- function
- gather
- give a hearing
- go fifty-fifty
- govern
- haggle
- hammer out a deal
- handle
- horse trade
- intercede
- interfere
- intermediate
- interpose
- intervene
- judge
- make
- make a deal
- make out
- make peace
- make terms
- manage
- mediate
- meet halfway
- moderate
- negotiate
- network
- parley
- pass judgment
- pass sentence
- placate
- place
- play ball
- preside
- pronounce sentence
- propitiate
- put
- rate
- reckon
- reconcile
- referee
- resolve
- restore harmony
- review
- rule
- run
- sentence
- serve
- settle
- sit
- size up
- smooth
- soothe
- step in
- stipulate
- straighten out
- strike happy medium
- superintend
- suppose
- swap
- take the chair
- test
- trade off
- transact
- treat
- try
- umpire
- value
- work out
- work out a deal
Définition of umpired
Origin :- c.1400, noumper, from Old French nonper "odd number, not even," in reference to a third person to arbitrate between two, from non "not" + per "equal," from Latin par. Initial -n- lost by mid-15c. due to faulty separation of a noumpere, heard as an oumpere. Originally legal, the gaming sense first recorded 1714 (in wrestling).
- As in arbitrate : verb achieve settlement
- As in judge : verb make decision from evidence; deduce
- As in mediate : verb try to bring to an agreement
- As in moderate : verb mediate, arbitrate
- As in negotiate : verb bargain, discuss
- As in officiate : verb oversee, manage
- As in referee : verb judge, mediate
- As in adjudicate : verb formally judge
- He drilled them in military parades and umpired them in their disputes and games.
- Extract from : « The Wonderful Story of Washington » by Charles M. Stevens
- The latter gentleman was on bases and Mr. Cochran umpired at the plate.
- Extract from : « The Lucky Seventh » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- They called him "Honest Joe" at the time he umpired, and few ever disputed his decisions.
- Extract from : « Fast Nine » by Alan Douglas
- But judging from Tora's voice—it sounds really aggrieved—I think it's time we went and umpired about the dustbin.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Maxon Protests » by Anthony Hope
Antonyms for umpired
- agitate
- approve
- argue
- begin
- calculate
- cease
- confuse
- contend
- defer
- deny
- depart
- disagree
- disarrange
- disbelieve
- disperse
- disregard
- distribute
- divide
- dodge
- egg on
- fight
- follow
- free
- halt
- hesitate
- idle
- ignore
- incite
- keep
- leave
- let go
- let ride
- liberate
- lose
- measure
- mismanage
- miss
- mix up
- neglect
- not judge
- obey
- overlook
- praise
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- scatter
- start
- stay
- stop
- turn over
- unleash
- unsuit
- upset
- waver
- worry
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