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
• judgement
• judgment
• view
• belief
• value judgment
• fix
• theory
• feeling
• notion
• conviction
• hypothesis
• confidence
• sentiment
• guess
• trust
• 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

Examples of assessment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cox’s critical assessment of the industry didn’t stop there. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2024

The boy’s death wasn’t noted in a social worker’s initial assessment of the home. —Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024

If Jack Watling, an analyst for the Royal United Services Institute in London is correct in his assessment, Ukraine wants Kursk Oblast as a bargaining chip. —David Axe, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024

Kennels are cleaned with water hoses, but the dogs aren’t removed during the cleaning process, according to the assessment. —Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024