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

State officials are tallying those damages, too, including working with county emergency management agencies to get assessments completed. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Its other certifications and assessments include Oeko-Tex Standard 100, ISO management standards, the Higg Facility Environmental Module and ZDHC’s chemical-management programs. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

The schools earned high marks in benchmarks such as college readiness, state assessment scores and graduation rates. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

But a new assessment suggests that the safety infrastructure meant to supervise these increasingly capable systems is still not up to the task at any leading lab. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026