Synonyms of assessment

assessment

noun

ə-ˈses-mənt 

1

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use

hated paying the annual assessment on his car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tax
• levy
• tariff
• imposition
• duty
• impost
• excise
• property tax
• income tax
• personal tax
• poll tax
• direct tax
• tribute
• capitation
• single tax
• sales tax
• withholding tax
• hidden tax
• value-added tax
• inheritance tax
• estate tax
• toll
• death tax
• surtax
• custom(s)
• sin tax
• flat tax
• supertax
• proportional tax
• surcharge

2

as in appraisal

an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something

I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appraisal
• evaluation
• appraisement
• estimate
• estimation
• perception
• impression
• judgement
• judgment
• view
• belief
• value judgment
• fix
• theory
• feeling
• notion
• conviction
• hypothesis
• confidence
• sentiment
• guess
• trust
• mind
• stock
• aperçu
• conjecture
• faith
• persuasion
• surmise
• hunch

3

as in evaluation

the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something

we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaluation
• appraisal
• estimate
• estimation
• appraisement
• examination
• valuation
• calculation
• reckoning
• measurement
• audit
• inspection
• survey
• computation
• review
• reassessment
• scrutiny
• scan
• checkup
• mensuration
• check
• transvaluation
• overestimation
• underestimation
• overevaluation

Examples of assessment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The incident that triggered the assessment involves a satirical image of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz that imitates a promotional photograph for the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber. —Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024

According to the National Cancer Institute, after Munn publicly shared her story last year, her outreach resulted in a 4000% increase in visits to the risk assessment tool. —Ada Tseng, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024

These assessments complement and support the care provided by primary care physicians and patients are always referred back to their physicians for follow-up care. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024

Homeowners have filled public meetings, outraged by the higher property assessments. —Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024