Synonyms of assessing

assessing

verb

present participle of assess

1

as in imposing

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposing
• charging
• levying
• fining
• putting
• exacting
• laying
• penalizing
• taxing
• excising
• inflicting
• extorting
• forcing
• milking
• docking
• coercing
• gouging
• bleeding
• squeezing
• relaying
• compelling
• wringing
• wreaking
• mulcting
• wresting
• fleecing
• skinning
• shaking down
• setting
• reapplying
• reimposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminishing
• remitting
• lessening
• ignoring
• releasing
• abating
• disregarding
• forgiving
• excusing
• condoning
• pardoning
• glossing (over)
• glozing (over)

2

as in estimating

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

let's step back and assess the situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimating
• valuing
• evaluating
• appraising
• rating
• valuating
• analyzing
• setting
• guesstimating
• determining
• ascertaining
• discovering
• judging
• learning
• adjudging
• deeming
• surveying
• reassessing
• testing
• deciding
• pricing
• reevaluating
• reappraising
• assaying
• prizing
• revaluing
• underestimating
• misjudging
• undervaluing
• settling
• rejudging
• transvaluing
• transvaluating
• misesteeming
• misprizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assessing

Argentina’s new Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs will be the government office in charge of assessing applications for the new passport scheme. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

The airline said crews were assessing the aircraft and customers were being accommodated. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Klinder provides a simple criterion for assessing new technological investments. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Care Must Be Authentically Felt ​Employees are remarkably adept at assessing authenticity. — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

It’s been further modified by many factors, from today’s online publishing platforms to new means for assessing and quantifying scientific impact, and the increasingly interdisciplinary and team-based nature of research. — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

California Highway Patrol was assessing the threat and inspecting the construction site. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Consequently, assessing its capabilities requires assessing the actions and motivations of its human developers and users. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Computer science professor Zico Kolter chairs OpenAI’s Safety and Security Committee (SSC), which is charged with assessing safety during training and ahead of deployment. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026