Thesaurus results for ASSESSMENT

assessment

noun

ə-ˈses-mənt

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of assessment The 18 people will be monitored carefully for the life-threatening infection, with the 15 in quarantine undergoing detailed risk assessments. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 According to Six Seconds, this perspective draws on three decades of studying emotions, including more than a million assessments across 169 countries. —

Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026 Smoke damage can be severe, so Kaaoush recommends pushing for independent assessments if needed. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 Further action will be decided upon once assessments are complete. —

Tiago Ventura, Time, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for assessment

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The energy secretary suggested officials were open to suspending the federal gas tax to bring down prices for consumers.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 May 2026
My father’s clients were loyal and had become close friends over the years, but my mother knew little about the technical side of accounting or tax preparation.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026