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appraisal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of appraisal

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

gave us a positive appraisal of his artistic talents

Synonyms of appraisal

appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, fix, judgment (or judgement), value judgment

Words Related to appraisal

aperçu, feeling, impression, notion, perception

confidence, faith, stock, trust

belief, conviction, mind, persuasion, sentiment, view

conjecture, guess, hunch, hypothesis, surmise, theory

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

the appraisal of the house's value took place yesterday

Synonyms of appraisal

appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, reckoning, valuation

Words Related to appraisal

calculation, computation, measurement, mensuration

audit, check, checkup, examination, inspection, review, scan, scrutiny, survey

reassessment, transvaluation

overestimation, overevaluation

underestimation

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