Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun appraisal

3 senses of appraisal

Sense 1
appraisal, assessment -- (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)
       => classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting -- (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)

Sense 2
appraisal, estimate, estimation -- (a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))
       => commercial document, commercial instrument -- (a document of or relating to commerce)

Sense 3
appraisal -- (an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something)
       => estimate, estimation -- (a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent")