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

This semester, probably because of the new evaluation system, 86 students signed up for the class. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Nordic combined’s removal was not a surprise to those following the IOC’s evaluation. — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

The agreement also requires mental health evaluations and bars Welsch from contacting Demuth. — Lauren Breunig, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026

This enables faster evaluation of new battery materials and cell designs without relying solely on prolonged physical testing. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1622, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing evaluation

• re-evaluation

Rhymes for evaluation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation