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

The politicians also called for an independent investigation into the shooting that does not involve Wilmington police, as well as an external assessment of the department. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Financial privacy erodes gradually through risk assessments, compliance obligations, information sharing partnerships and international standards presented as technical rather than political. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

In December, Prince Harry wrote privately to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, requesting a full security risk assessment to reassess threat levels for the first time since 2020, according to The Guardian. — Tracy Wright , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Behavioral health therapist Mackenzie Brees provides free assessments to clients at an HIV testing event organized by the Empowerment Resource Center on June 25, 2025. — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026