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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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The government estimates it could save a family with two children who make a weekly return trip at £1.50 per fare approximately £27 in August.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Citi estimates its gross margin will decline to 31% in 2027 from 34% expected in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Intuit reported Q3 adjusted earnings of $12.80 per share and $8.56 billion revenue, exceeding estimates, and raised 2026 guidance.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

We can identify candidates by screening the S&P 500 for stocks of companies for which rolling 12-month earnings-per-share estimates have increased significantly, even as share prices have declined this year.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

He was sixty-eight and a widower twice over; she was in her twenties—no one knew exactly where in her twenties, but estimates put her between twenty-one and twenty-seven years old.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson