Definition of
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[ adjective ] exercising or involving careful evaluations

Synonyms

evaluative

Examples

"looked him over with an appraising eye" "the literary judge uses many evaluative terms"

Related terms

critical

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Rhymes with

praising razing raising surprising uprising comprising grazing phrasing surprising unsurprising amazing uprising appeasing enterprising opposing rising blazing composing decomposing rousing posing pleasing imposing browsing bruising easing zing accusing freezing perusing teasing desensitizing unappetizing merchandising sanitizing amusing warehousing sizing seizing wheezing supervising moralizing demoralizing decentralizing crystallizing compromising uncompromising stabilizing centralizing agonizing antagonizing tranquilizing maximizing socializing patronizing immobilizing ionizing galvanizing revitalizing revising tantalizing emphasizing symbolizing publicizing oozing causing cleansing buzzing boozing dozing appetizing squeezing wheezing sneezing energizing advertising using housing losing devising confusing self-aggrandizing revising modernizing closing mesmerizing exercising carousing downsizing musing defusing diffusing disclosing enclosing

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 P R EY1 Z IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

approaching appraise appraiser appraisal Aparicio

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