Synonyms of appraisal

appraisal

noun

ə-ˈprā-zəl 

1

as in assessment

an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something

gave us a positive appraisal of his artistic talents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assessment
• evaluation
• appraisement
• estimate
• perception
• impression
• estimation
• judgment
• view
• belief
• value judgment
• fix
• theory
• feeling
• notion
• conviction
• sentiment
• hypothesis
• confidence
• trust
• stock
• aperçu
• mind
• guess
• faith
• conjecture
• persuasion
• surmise
• hunch

2

as in evaluation

the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something

the appraisal of the house's value took place yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assessment
• evaluation
• estimate
• appraisement
• estimation
• valuation
• examination
• calculation
• reckoning
• measurement
• audit
• inspection
• survey
• computation
• review
• reassessment
• scrutiny
• scan
• mensuration
• checkup
• transvaluation
• check
• overestimation
• underestimation
• overevaluation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appraisal

After submitting your application, the process includes underwriting, a home appraisal and an inspection before final approval. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

That means the first number two million owners see may be closer to a guess than an appraisal, generated for businesses that never asked to be valued in public. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

The strange aspect of Hughes’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool is that appraisals of his performance fluctuated so wildly — and rarely presciently. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

According to Ali Hafezi, the co-owner of a rug restoration and appraisal company, synthetic fiber rugs are among the easiest rugs to clean. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026