Synonyms of assessing

assessing

verb

present participle of assess

1

as in imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposing
• charging
• levying
• fining
• putting
• exacting
• laying
• penalizing
• taxing
• excising
• inflicting
• extorting
• forcing
• milking
• docking
• coercing
• gouging
• bleeding
• squeezing
• relaying
• compelling
• wringing
• wreaking
• mulcting
• wresting
• fleecing
• skinning
• shaking down
• setting
• reapplying
• reimposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishing
• remitting
• lessening
• ignoring
• releasing
• abating
• disregarding
• forgiving
• excusing
• condoning
• pardoning
• glossing (over)
• glozing (over)

2

as in estimating

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

let's step back and assess the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimating
• valuing
• evaluating
• appraising
• rating
• valuating
• analyzing
• setting
• guesstimating
• determining
• ascertaining
• discovering
• judging
• learning
• adjudging
• deeming
• surveying
• reassessing
• testing
• deciding
• pricing
• reevaluating
• reappraising
• assaying
• prizing
• revaluing
• underestimating
• misjudging
• undervaluing
• settling
• rejudging
• transvaluing
• transvaluating
• misesteeming
• misprizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assessing

Other investors are assessing Big Tech’s plans for spending on AI infrastructure and how that could impact chipmakers’ revenues. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

So rather than rely solely on a college admissions test, the state has proposed assessing every student for both college and career readiness. — Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026

How is management assessing child safety risks as Cloudflare expands into hosting, storage, and compute services? — Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Insurers often review the timing of medical evaluations when assessing injury claims. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Acting President Rodríguez said on state television that a presidential commission was assessing the state of housing and infrastructure damaged by the quakes. — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 1 July 2026

Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates law firm in Beverly Hills, also pointed to the mismatch in wealth in assessing possible spousal support for Kelce. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Recent amendments to be considered include assessing a kindergartner’s math knowledge rather than screening for math deficiencies, something that would help identify students who need additional support. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

This decision is not final, and NASA is still assessing the feasibility of using Promise as a mainstay of its lunar fleet. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026