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

Second, reinvest in competitiveness by upgrading tools and continuously assessing market advantage. — Micah Logan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

In recent years, these markets have often proved uncannily accurate, and challenged more traditional metrics for assessing public sentiment such as polls. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026

As The Athletic reported last month, Everton have been assessing goal-scoring right-wingers for this window. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 July 2026

City documents say the department is assessing tripled fees for both structural and grading work done without authorization. — Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

The bill would also increase penalties for members who fail to properly disclose sales of stock, assessing fines of $2,000 or 10% of the value of the transaction, whichever is greater. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 July 2026

When variables change while weighing, consider that before assessing or making nutrition or physical activity changes based on that information. — Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 22 July 2026

The evaluation process involved assessing all relevant companies within the global EdTech sector that exhibited above-average performance on financial metrics in their geographical region. — Time Staff, Time, 22 July 2026

Tye said the regulator is assessing the complaints but has not decided whether to launch an investigation into the ad. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 21 July 2026