ASSESSED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

assessed

verb

past tense of assess

as in imposed

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late

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as in estimated

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding let's step back and assess the situation

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Recent Examples of assessed Several areas in the park also are closed, as damage is assessed, and the park service encouraged visitors to check closures before arriving. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The investigation took two years and involved building a statistical model that assessed nearly every county in the country. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Oman’s Environment Authority assessed the affected area at 390 square kilometers on August 10; satellite analysis by SkyTruth’s John Amos suggested a figure of more than 2,000 square kilometers two days later. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 New this month, EMSAcare will increase its ambulance transport rates and introduce a new $500 treatment-in-place fee for patients who are assessed but not transported to the hospital. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 28 Aug. 2026 The Associated Press ATLANTA -- Atlanta Dream star forward Angel Reese avoided a one-game suspension when the WNBA rescinded her eighth technical foul that was assessed Friday night in a loss to Portland. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 While no group has claimed responsibility, Marisks assessed that Houthi involvement was the leading conclusion. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 In 2020, the Pentagon assessed that China had overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest navy by number of battle-force ships. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Diet and cardiometabolic health were assessed at roughly the same point in time, meaning researchers can’t determine whether eating particular vegetables produced the healthier metabolic profile. — Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2026

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Last year, the Pentagon imposed a strict new press policy that saw nearly all media outlets exit rather than sign an agreement to abide by the policy.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
And while several Asian countries imposed emergency measures to conserve fuel, a lengthy and catastrophic shortage never materialized.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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From that point on, Kusama’s absorbing and fresh art, once charged by avant-garde energies, became more or less a meaning-free expression of market principles, an exercise in branding.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Cleounsee Fisher, 18, was charged with two counts of armed robbery after he was taken into custody Tuesday night in the 2200 block of Eschol Avenue, Zion police said.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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King and his group have provided that support (valued at around $25,000 per student) plus mentors and life-success training for 189 students since 2014.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
OpenEvidence was valued at $12 billion following a funding round announced in January 2026.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of valued

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Seoul, in its response, also downplayed the 625 billion won, or $409 million, fine the government levied on Coupang in June for the breach and for allegedly illegally collecting personal information.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
The administrative law judge ruled in favor of the city in November 2023 and levied a $20,000 fine.

— Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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Since her transfer on June 18 to the Midwest Regional Reception Center, which CoreCivic runs for ICE, Bartko has not been evaluated by an endocrinologist or any other outside physician, ICE acknowledged in a federal court filing.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Tracy took a high hit in the second quarter, remained down on the turf for a while and left the game to be evaluated for a concussion.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaluated

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In July, he was sentenced to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release and fined $3,000.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
In 2014, the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 after pleading guilty to driving while impaired.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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