ASSESSING Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

assessing

verb

present participle of assess

as in imposing

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 estimating

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

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Recent Examples of assessing Its vintage experts also consider fashion history, designers, collections and cultural context when assessing whether an item is historically, culturally or stylistically significant. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Due to a lack of reliable data and the regime’s complete control of the media, accurately assessing what is happening on the ground in North Korea is notoriously difficult, said WioNews. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026 Nobody else comes particularly close to that, though assessing net spend over a shorter term does change things. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, in this AI-assessing modern world, that’s going to lose you points. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Wyandotte County emergency management officials are still assessing the extent and cost of the damage. — Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 But district staff should have been more thorough in assessing the project and should have discovered potential issues before asking the board to approve it, McGann Jantzen said. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Residents and emergency crews across Hawaii were assessing damage and clearing debris on Monday as Tropical Storm Lala moved away from the islands after leaving widespread power outages and flooding in its wake. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Residents have begun clearing out their homes and dragging debris to the end of their driveways as Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office personnel remain in the area, assessing the damage. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026

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Verb

In recent days, the White House has turned from threatening attacks to imposing sanctions.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The Savannah City Council is poised to join several other municipal and county governments along the I-95 corridor in imposing a 155-day moratorium on large data center developments.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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The trio accused the US Department of Defense of charging them with insubordination for publicly supporting that editorial independence in covering the agency, which partly funds the publication.

— Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Fleet operators acknowledged that some drivers have been apprehensive to make the leap to zero-emission trucks because the technology is new and charging can be a challenge.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of charging

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Unrivaled, the women’s three-on-three basketball league, announced that its Series C fundraise has surpassed an initial $100 million target and is now oversubscribed — valuing the league at $650 million.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Ross's journey began reluctantly, encouraged by her father, with parents fostering internal motivation and valuing effort over winning.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of valuing

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The usually cordial relationship between Washington and Ottawa has soured considerably in recent weeks, with trade talks derailed and the neighbors now levying multi-billion-dollar tariffs against one another.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations to undermine one another.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of levying

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Along with Willis, Slowik is tasked with evaluating and developing backup Quinn Ewers despite him missing time in camp recently with a right groin injury.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Ferdin points toward the census line where there is a group of Mercyenforcers evaluating people one by one.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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