Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
×

An Encyclopædia Britannica Company

Thesaurus

appraisal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of appraisal

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

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

reassessment, transvaluation

overestimation, overevaluation

underestimation

Learn More about appraisal

  1. See words that rhyme with appraisal Dictionary: Definition of appraisal Spanish Central: Translation of appraisal Nglish: Translation of appraisal for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of appraisal for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up appraisal? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

mollycoddle

play

to treat with excessive attention

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. pansexual 'sexual desire or attraction...not limited to a particular gender identity or sexual orientation'

  2. symbiote 'an organism living in symbiosis'

  3. charlatan 'faker or fraud'

  4. lowlife 'a person of low moral character'

  5. kakistocracy 'government by the worst people'

SEE ALL

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

image278155226
All the Hits

8 obscure words for bodily harm

alt-5adf93a49b0b2
The Fossil Encased in "Case In Point"

"In point" only lives in this phrase.

alt-5adf5d017e6bf
‘Sleight’ or ‘Slight’ of Hand?

Watch closely and be amazed.

alt-5ade0f1ca7a0c
'Complement' vs. 'Compliment'

The distinction is clear (now).

Ask the Editors

image1760257654
2017 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

How we chose 'feminism'

video-title-words-of-the-year-1066
Words of the Year: 1066

Or, Why Pig Meat is Called 'Pork' and Cow Meat is Called 'Beef'

video-literally
Literally

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.

video-his-or-her
Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice?

The awkward case of 'his or her'

Word Games

image1926873504
Odd Habits and Quirks Quiz

Test your knowledge of strange human behaviors.

Take the quiz
cats-on-impossible-timber
More Confusing Words—Quiz

How many of these commonly confused words do you know?

Take the quiz
Spell It
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Take the quiz
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® Sprint

SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!

Play the game