Synonyms of assessment

assessment

noun

ə-ˈses-mənt 

1

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use

hated paying the annual assessment on his car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tax
• levy
• tariff
• imposition
• duty
• impost
• excise
• property tax
• income tax
• personal tax
• poll tax
• direct tax
• tribute
• capitation
• single tax
• sales tax
• withholding tax
• hidden tax
• value-added tax
• inheritance tax
• estate tax
• toll
• death tax
• surtax
• custom(s)
• sin tax
• flat tax
• supertax
• proportional tax
• surcharge

2

as in appraisal

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

I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appraisal
• evaluation
• appraisement
• estimate
• estimation
• perception
• impression
• judgment
• view
• belief
• value judgment
• fix
• theory
• feeling
• notion
• conviction
• hypothesis
• sentiment
• confidence
• trust
• guess
• mind
• stock
• aperçu
• conjecture
• faith
• persuasion
• surmise
• hunch

3

as in evaluation

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

we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evaluation
• appraisal
• estimate
• estimation
• appraisement
• examination
• valuation
• calculation
• reckoning
• measurement
• audit
• inspection
• survey
• computation
• review
• reassessment
• scrutiny
• scan
• checkup
• mensuration
• check
• transvaluation
• overestimation
• underestimation
• overevaluation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assessment

Jacob Jensen, of Venstre, also emphasized the legal distinction between American military access and sovereign authority, citing a Danish government assessment that the agreement did not transfer governmental powers to Washington. — Rich Percival, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Before approving the budget in June, the Optima Education Network Board of Directors heard about improvements on i-Ready assessments and a fourth-grade math pilot. — Crystal Etienne, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026

After months of assessment and parent feedback, the West Ada School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to decommission the neighborhood elementary school that dates back to 1972. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 12 Nov. 2026

However, that figure is based on an assessment of crime categories and does not prove that data brokers played a role in every case. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026