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

• 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 systematic evaluation approach distinguishes startups that merely use AI from those that truly innovate with it. —Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

Then, in 2023, Cook’s son James and a researcher named Ian Mertz blew it wide open, devising an algorithm that solved the tree evaluation problem using much less space than anyone thought possible. —Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025

But critics of the current system say the process is cumbersome and lacks mechanisms for universities to provide input on evaluation criteria. —Miami Herald, 12 July 2025

Testing reveals systematic therapy failures Against this complicated backdrop, systematic evaluation of the effects of AI therapy becomes particularly important. —ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025

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