- referee
- n1. arbiter, arbitress, judge, determiner, decider, adjudicator, Inf. ref; moderator, umpire, Inf. ump, linesman; arbitrator, negotiator, bargainer, reconciler, peacemaker, Obs. arbitrer; go-between, intermediary, mediator, intercessor.v2. umpire, Inf. ump, Inf. ref; arbitrate, decide, determine, settle; judge, adjudge, adjudicate, pronounce or pass judgment, decree, sentence.3. mediate, intervene, interpose, step in, come between; negotiate, bargain, bring to terms, parley; intercede, conciliate, placate, reconcile.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.