evaluation

noun

eval·u·a·tion i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən

-yü-ˈā-

plural evaluations

Synonyms of evaluation next

: the act or result of evaluating

a situation that requires careful evaluation

: determination of the value, nature, character, or quality of something or someone

What's your evaluation of her writing ability?

a patient undergoing psychiatric evaluation

The CIA described my evaluation of the situation as "sound, perceptive and very much in line with our own."—

Robert S. McNamara

Only 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students …—

Andrew J. Rotherham

As part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …—

Jerome Groopman

Examples of evaluation in a Sentence

what's your evaluation of her writing ability? the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists

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The Carolina Panthers are in the middle of the evaluation phase of the NFL draft process. —

Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025 Officials said the pilot was safe and taken to Bassett Army Hospital for further evaluation. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Some doctors say the number of people coming in for evaluation is skyrocketing. —

Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 She was sent for a full neuropsychiatric evaluation before her doctors eventually diagnosed her with Long COVID. —

Angela Haupt, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for evaluation