evaluation

noun

eval·​u·​a·​tion i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 

-yü-ˈā-

plural evaluations

: the act or result of evaluating

a situation that requires careful evaluation

: determination of the value, nature, character, or quality of something or someone

What's your evaluation of her writing ability?

a patient undergoing psychiatric evaluation

The CIA described my evaluation of the situation as "sound, perceptive and very much in line with our own."

—Robert S. McNamara

Only 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students …

—Andrew J. Rotherham

As part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …

—Jerome Groopman

Synonyms of evaluation

• assessment
• appraisal

Examples of evaluation in a Sentence

what's your evaluation of her writing ability?

the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists

Recent Examples on the Web

But for a team in evaluation mode, the closing stretch showed why these minutes matter, even when the final score doesn’t cooperate. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

The judge ordered DeMayo sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for further evaluation and scheduled a pretrial hearing for April 1. —Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026

Also at the news conference, Milwaukee city officials announced the launch of a new project evaluation online dashboard, aimed at providing transparency for the data behind traffic safety improvement projects. —Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026

That suspect was also taken to the hospital for an evaluation. —Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1622, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing evaluation

• re-evaluation

Rhymes for evaluation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration