estimates

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

STRONGEST

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

But 12,000 people under the age of 30 are now living with type 2 diabetes, with women making up more of those younger cases, according to NHS England estimates, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“EPS estimates continue to rise at improving rates,” Raich says.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

General Motors’ second-quarter revenue rose 1.9% to $48.03 billion, and adjusted earnings of $3.57 a share beat analyst estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Normally, forward-quarter estimates get cut as companies report the trailing quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Scholars debate these estimates, but nobody disputes that the Haudenosaunee exemplified the formidable tradition of limited government and personal autonomy shared by many cultures north of the Rio Grande.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann