estimates

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approximate calculation; educated guess n.
guess, try to value v.

NOUN

approximate calculation; educated guess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraisal assessment conclusion estimation evaluation guess measure measurement opinion projection rating survey valuation

STRONG

assay belief conjecture gauging guesstimate impression judgment mensuration reckoning stock surmise thought

WEAK

appraisement ballpark figure point of view sizing up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

STRONG

fact truth

VERB

guess, try to value

Synonyms

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appraise assess believe classify consider count decide determine evaluate examine expect predict rank

STRONG

account assay budget cast cipher class compute conjecture deduce enumerate figure gauge guess guesstimate judge number outline plan prophesy rate reason reckon regard scheme sum suppose surmise suspect tax think

WEAK

calculate roughly form opinion look into look upon run over set a figure size up think through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disregard hesitate ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve forget know measure neglect

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estimates

The table includes consensus earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by FactSet for the next 12 months, and those for the following 12-month period.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Economists will use the new data to refine their estimates for how the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge trended last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

He estimates that those console editions have sold about 70 million copies.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Privately, baseball agents and executives’ estimates span a wide range of possibilities, from a sub-100-game season, to a late start but no games lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

By our more optimistic estimates, one of them is the site of an advanced civilization.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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