Synonyms and antonyms of Commentating, refereeing, and judging sports and competitions in British Thesaurus

book (verb)

British if a sports referee books a player who has broken the rules, the player’s name is recorded in an official book. In football, a player who is booked gets a yellow card

booking (noun)

an occasion when a football player’s name is officially recorded by the referee because he or she has broken a rule

call (verb)

to make an official decision about something that happens in a sports game

call (noun)

a decision made by an official in a sports game

card (verb)

to give a player a red card or yellow card in football, for bad behaviour

commentary box (noun)

the place where the commentators sit at a sports game

commentate (verb)

to give a description of an event or sports competition on television or radio as it happens

judge (noun)

someone who decides who the winner of a competition will be

judge (verb)

to decide who or what is the winner of a competition

keep score ()

to keep a record of the score in a game

linesman (noun)

someone whose job is to decide whether a ball has gone out of the playing area in sports such as tennis and football

officiate (verb)

to be in charge of a game or competition and check that the players obey the rules

order off ()

to tell a player officially to leave the sports field because they have done something that is not allowed by the rules

red card (noun)

a card shown to a football player for a serious offence against the rules, ordering them to leave the field. A player is shown a yellow card for a minor offence and if they are shown another yellow card for a second offence, they are then automatically shown a red card too.

ref (noun)

informal a referee

referee (noun)

someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules

referee (verb)

to be a referee in a game

score (verb)

to judge someone’s effort in a competition or in a test and give them points

score (verb)

to record the score in a game

scorer (noun)

an official in a game or sports event who is responsible for keeping an accurate record of the points won

send off (British)

British to tell a sports player officially to leave the sports field because they have done something that is not allowed by the rules

starter (noun)

an official who signals the start of a race, especially by firing a gun

timekeeper (noun)

someone who records the time that is taken to do something, especially at a sports event

umpire (noun)

someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports, for example tennis, baseball, and cricket. Someone who does this in other games, such as football and rugby, is called a referee.

yellow card (noun)

in football, a small yellow card shown to a player to warn them that they have done something wrong