Synonyms of valuation

valuation

noun

ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 

1

as in appraisal

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

my valuation of your musical talent has nothing to do with our friendship

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in value

the amount of money for which something will find a buyer

the final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• value
• worth
• price
• cost
• rate
• fee
• appraisal
• evaluation
• assessment
• estimate
• estimation
• charge
• figure
• face value
• unit price
• list price

3

as in importance

the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities

the low valuation that society places on knowledge for the sake of knowledge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• value
• importance
• merit
• worth
• significance
• assessment
• evaluation
• account
• estimation
• consequence
• weight
• excellence
• perfection
• desirability
• greatness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worthlessness
• emptiness
• cheapness
• inferiority
• deficiency
• baseness
• valuelessness
• meanness
• pettiness
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• poorness
• lousiness
• unacceptability
• paltriness
• crumminess
• inadequateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of valuation

The company is raising funding at a $2 billion valuation, The Wall Street Journal reported. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

The coming IPOs from Anthropic and OpenAI will surely bring more debate over whether their revenue can catch up to the labs’ lofty valuations. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The splurge in venture capital spending has been driven by the artificial intelligence boom, highlighted by OpenAI closing a record-breaking $122-billion funding round on March 31 at an $852-billion valuation. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Actress Sydney Sweeney, who bought a stake in the peer-to-peer sports trading company Novig, has watched its valuation jump from $500 million to $2 billion in a matter of months. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026