Review vs. Evaluate — What's the Difference?

A formal assessment of something.

To determine the significance or worth.

An act of going over something again to refresh memory.

To judge the quality of something.

An act of inspecting or examining.

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess

A report that gives someone's opinion about the quality of a product or performance.

To calculate or reckon the value of.

To write or give a critical report on (a new work or performance, for example).

Find a numerical expression or equivalent for (an equation, formula, or function)

To examine with an eye to criticism or correction

To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

A retrospective view or survey.

Place a value on; judge the worth of something;

An inspection or examination for the purpose of evaluation.

To assess the effectiveness or performance.

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess

(obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.

To consider or examine something to make a judgment.

To retrace; to go over again.

To ascertain or fix the value or amount of

A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.

To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

To return or have a specific value.

A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

(Mathematics) To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.

A formal or official examination;

Hold a review (of troops)

A review is an evaluation of a publication, service, or company such as a movie (a movie review), video game (video game review), musical composition (music review of a composition or recording), book (book review); a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or softwares such as business software, sales softwares; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, play, musical theater show, dance show or art exhibition. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit.

To look over, study, or examine again

To consider retrospectively; look back on

A reexamination or reconsideration.

A restudying of subject matter.

An exercise for use in restudying material.

A report or essay giving a critical estimate of a work or performance.

A periodical devoted to articles and essays on current affairs, literature, or art.

A formal military inspection.

A formal military ceremony held in honor of a person or occasion.

(Law) An evaluation conducted by a higher court of a decision made or action taken by a lower court to determine whether any error was made.

A musical show consisting of often satirical skits, songs, and dances; a revue.

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

(legal) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

A survey of the available items or material.

A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

To survey; to look broadly over.

To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

(obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.

To view or see again; to look back on.

To look back; to make a review.

A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.

An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.

A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.

An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.

The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.

A lesson studied or recited for a second time.

A new appraisal or evaluation

A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

A periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

Practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

Look at again; examine again;

Appraise critically;

Refresh one's memory;

Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember;

A periodic evaluation by a higher authority.

(Law) To evaluate (a decision made by or action taken by a lower court) to determine whether any error was made.

To subject to a formal inspection, especially a military inspection.

To go over or restudy material

To write critical reviews, especially for a newspaper or magazine.

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

To go over and examine critically or deliberately.

A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

No, "review" can be both a noun (a review) and a verb (to review).

Not always. While both involve assessment, "evaluate" often implies a deeper, analytical judgment.

"Review" is commonly used in literature, movies, or product discussions to express opinions or summaries.

Absolutely. Reviewing provides an overview, while evaluating offers deeper insights into effectiveness.

Yes, "evaluation" is the noun form of the verb "evaluate".

Yes, you can review (or examine) something without necessarily determining its worth or value.

Not quite. A book review often summarizes and offers opinions, while a book evaluation judges the book's quality or merit.

Yes. For "review", synonyms include inspect, examine, and assess. For "evaluate", they include judge, rate, and appraise.

Use "review" when you're discussing an overview or examination. Use "evaluate" when discussing a judgment of value or quality.

To determine its effectiveness, quality, or value.