Appraisal

//əˈpɹeɪzəl// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of developing an opinion of value. countable, uncountable

    "She hated that silent appraisal, watching someone compare her to a version that she might have been."

  2. 2
    an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something wordnet
  3. 3
    A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth wordnet
  5. 5
    a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
analyzingappraisementappraisingappreciationapprizalapproximation

Example

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"Tom generally makes good decisions based on a realistic appraisal of the situation he's faced with."

Etymology

From appraise + -al.

Related phrases

appraisal costappraisal theorye-appraisalquasi-appraisalre-appraisalself-appraisal

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