Synonyms of assesses

assesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of assess

1

as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposes
• charges
• puts
• levies
• fines
• exacts
• lays
• penalizes
• inflicts
• compels
• extorts
• coerces
• excises
• forces
• wrings
• wreaks
• taxes
• squeezes
• wrests
• milks
• bleeds
• docks
• reapplies
• gouges
• shakes down
• mulcts
• relays
• sets
• skins
• fleeces
• reimposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishes
• remits
• lessens
• ignores
• abates
• forgives
• releases
• disregards
• condones
• glosses (over)
• excuses
• pardons
• glozes (over)

2

as in estimates

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

let's step back and assess the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimates
• values
• evaluates
• appraises
• analyzes
• rates
• sets
• guesstimates
• valuates
• ascertains
• determines
• deems
• discovers
• learns
• adjudges
• reassesses
• judges
• prices
• reevaluates
• decides
• tests
• reappraises
• underestimates
• prizes
• surveys
• misjudges
• revalues
• undervalues
• assays
• settles
• rejudges
• transvaluates
• transvalues
• misprizes
• misesteems

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assesses

The process begins with the business and assesses the full communications function against what the organization will need over the next several years. — David Grossman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Ahead of Monday’s trip to Cardiff, The Athletic assesses the business already done in the window. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The school was placed on lockdown as a precautionary safety measure while law enforcement assesses the situation, Fort Worth ISD officials said in a news release. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026

Prediction markets are redefining how society assesses uncertainty. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Brand crisps up a variety of tails ranging from salmon to cod to tilefish in the oven and assesses their flavors and textures. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026

The declaration assesses emissions and environmental impacts across the value chain, beginning with raw material extraction and continuing through aircraft manufacturing, operation and eventual end-of-life. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

The billionaire investor will help shape how the Federal Reserve assesses a technology his firm has bet heavily on. — Andrew Ackerman, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

Typically, an embryologist inspects embryos produced through IVF and assesses their quality. — Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026