| Main Entry: | evaluation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judgment |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, appraisement, assessment, calculation, decision, estimate, estimation, guesstimation, interpretation, opinion, rating, stock, take, valuation |
| Notes: | valuation means 'an estimated value,' whereas evaluation means 'the estimating of value'; thus, a valuation measures something's worth and an evaluation is the process of examination that results in a measurement |
| Main Entry: | analysis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of results from examination |
Synonyms: |
estimation, evaluation, finding, interpretation, judgment, opinion, outline, reasoning, report, study, summary |
| Notes: | analysis is breaking down or taking apart; synthesis is bringing together |
| Main Entry: | appraisal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judgment, estimation |
Synonyms: |
appraisement, assessment, estimate, evaluation, opinion, pricing, rating, reckoning, stock, survey, valuation |
| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, measurement, rating, survey, test, trial, valuation |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
Synonyms: |
alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, druthers, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness |
| Main Entry: | criticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interpretation, analysis |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, appreciation, assessment, comment, commentary, critique, elucidation, essay, estimate, evaluation, examination, exposition, judgment, notice, observation, opinion, pan, rating, rave*, review, reviewal, scorcher, sideswipe, sleighride, study, write-up |
Antonyms: |
estimation, guess, supposition |
| Main Entry: | estimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approximate calculation; educated guess |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, appraisement, assay, assessment, ballpark figure, belief, conclusion, conjecture, estimation, evaluation, gauging, guess, guesstimate, impression, judgment, measure, measurement, mensuration, opinion, point of view, projection, rating, reckoning, sizing up, stock, surmise, survey, thought, valuation |
| Main Entry: | estimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, guess |
Synonyms: |
admiration, appraisal, appreciation, arithmetic, assessment, calculating, ciphering, computation, consideration, considered opinion, credit, esteem, estimate, estimating, evaluation, favor, figuring, impression, judgment, opinion, predicting, reckoning, regard, respect, stock, valuation, veneration, view |
Antonyms: |
disbelief |
| Main Entry: | feedback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | response |
Synonyms: |
answer, assessment, comeback, comment, criticism, evaluation, observation, reaction, rebuttal, reply, retaliation, sentiment |
| Main Entry: | judgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decision about blame |
Synonyms: |
analysis, appraisal, appreciation, arbitration, assaying, assessment, award, belief, close study, conclusion, contemplation, conviction, decree, deduction, determination, estimate, estimation, evaluation, examination, exploration, finding, idea, inference, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, observation, opinion, order, probing, pursuit, quest, reconnaissance, regard, report, research, resolution, result, review, ruling, scrutiny, search, sentence, sifting, summary, verdict, view, weigh-in |
Antonyms: |
indecision |