1
as in assessments
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
what's your evaluation of her writing ability?
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in appraisals
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of evaluations
During early evaluations, payments company Stripe reported that the model completed a large-scale migration across a 50-million-line Ruby codebase in roughly one day.
—
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Alex Taubman, Long Lake’s CEO, says Nexus performs five times better than general purpose models like Claude or ChatGPT on his firm’s internal evaluations.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Another part of the bill that requires some suspects in crimes to undergo mental health evaluations will kick in this December.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Every three months about 30 patients referred by primary care clinics move from a busy waiting room to a triage desk, then down a hallway of exam rooms labeled for the day to render wound care, imaging tests, evaluations, and compression sock fittings.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Domestic violence victims in particular often do not perform well on psychological evaluations, according to family law experts.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
The order, which Trump signed in private on June 2, stops short of mandating that the federal government conduct safety evaluations and cybersecurity testing for advanced AI products.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Among firms with the highest engagement, Gallup observed an 18% lift in productivity based on sales and a 14% lift in productivity based on evaluations.
—Jill Shedek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Pre-draft evaluations of Forsythe were all over the place.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Alex Taubman, Long Lake’s CEO, says Nexus performs five times better than general purpose models like Claude or ChatGPT on his firm’s internal evaluations.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Another part of the bill that requires some suspects in crimes to undergo mental health evaluations will kick in this December.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Every three months about 30 patients referred by primary care clinics move from a busy waiting room to a triage desk, then down a hallway of exam rooms labeled for the day to render wound care, imaging tests, evaluations, and compression sock fittings.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Domestic violence victims in particular often do not perform well on psychological evaluations, according to family law experts.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
The order, which Trump signed in private on June 2, stops short of mandating that the federal government conduct safety evaluations and cybersecurity testing for advanced AI products.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Among firms with the highest engagement, Gallup observed an 18% lift in productivity based on sales and a 14% lift in productivity based on evaluations.
—Jill Shedek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Pre-draft evaluations of Forsythe were all over the place.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluations
Noun
-
Whether power is actually turned off — and how long outages last — will depend on weather conditions and fire risk assessments, the utility said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
-
Detainees held at the facility didn’t receive comprehensive health assessments, which meant that those with chronic conditions received substandard care, the report said.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Noun
-
Another persistent tale is that FHA appraisals are tougher than others, but the rules are essentially the same for all valuations.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
-
The company creates custom rings with diamonds, and guides customers through the entire shopping journey from initial conversations with gemologists, to the appraisals, down to the shipping.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Noun
-
Unlike his child co-stars — who rocketed to fame on their first major gig — Harbour had an acute awareness of how people’s perceptions of him changed.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
-
Today, however, perceptions are shifting.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
Noun
-
The source also said Bessent has directed his team to assess conditions in the Gulf and request comprehensive estimates of costs associated with such repairs.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
-
Looking through the functions of the genes that were present in these simplified genomes, the researchers could make some estimates of what sorts of genetic functions were present in the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
Noun
-
Newsom and the analysts sometimes differ in their estimations.—
Trân Nguyễn,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
-
Artemis 3 is scheduled for late 2027, according to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who based the timetable on Blue Origin's and SpaceX's estimations of the earliest completion for their respective landers.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Evaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluations. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
