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

Example Sentences

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Wood Mackenzie estimates that by the end of 2027, gas-turbine prices will be nearly triple what they were in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The UK's Intellectual Property Office estimates millions of people across the UK access content through illegal sources, including about 3.6 million for live sport.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Discovering new drugs and getting them to market can take a long time - more than 10 years, according to some estimates.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Bloomberg Economics estimates that a conflict over the strait could erase $10.6 trillion from the global economy, or 10% of global gross domestic product.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

However, these estimates are for human beings reduced to our simplest possible components.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan