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How does the verb evaluate differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of evaluate are appraise, assess, estimate, rate, and value. While all these words mean "to judge something with respect to its worth or significance," evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary.

evaluate a student's work

When could appraise be used to replace evaluate?

The synonyms appraise and evaluate are sometimes interchangeable, but appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment.

having their house appraised

Where would assess be a reasonable alternative to evaluate?

The words assess and evaluate can be used in similar contexts, but assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action.

officials are trying to assess the damage

In what contexts can estimate take the place of evaluate?

The words estimate and evaluate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.

estimated the crowd at two hundred

How are the words rate and estimate related as synonyms of evaluate?

Rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values.

a highly rated restaurant

How do value and appraise relate to one another, in the sense of evaluate?

Value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment.

a watercolor valued by the donor at $500

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of evaluate The group’s charter is to rigorously evaluate the evidence on the immunizations that the FDA has green-lighted. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025 The study looked at 14 different LLMs, each varying in the size of their training data, and evaluated their performance using a standardized set of 500 questions across different subject areas. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 June 2025 The project aims to evaluate the impacts of exposure to chemicals of concern in East Palestine and its surrounding communities in the short and long term. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 June 2025 Most who signed are intimately involved with evaluating and overseeing extramural research grants. Calvin Woodward, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for evaluate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluate
Verb
  • In an email, a spokesperson for Fix the City said the group was assessing the landscape and its options.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Hwang In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), aka the Front Man, joined the games himself, posing as another desperate stranger in order to better assess Gi-hun’s righteous crusade.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors, however, estimated the loss to businesses and homeowners at about $35 million.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • The deadliest country in the world for young children is South Sudan — the United Nations estimates that about 1 in 10 children born there won’t make it to their fifth birthday.
    Kelsey Piper, Vox, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Someone who has overseen a multi-club model (MCM) elsewhere would also be valued.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • However, flexibility and favorable working arrangements are also highly valued, with 49% saying these factors are important when considering a job offer.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 19 June 2025

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“Evaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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