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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 IMF estimates a budget deficit of 2% of GDP increases the current-account deficit by 0.5% of GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He said shares of Coherent and Lumentum are trading at about 25 times consensus estimates for 2028 earnings, even as Wall Street expects earnings growth of more than 40% in that period.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The International Energy Agency estimates the world has lost about 13 million barrels a day of oil supply during the fighting, meaning more than one billion barrels in total.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

If Needham's estimates are correct, FIFA's average $3.9bn annual revenue now exceeds the World Health Organisation budget and is around the same as the UN's core budget.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

America ended legal slavery more than 150 years ago, after four years of a catastrophic civil war that took the lives of as many as 750,000 Americans, according to new estimates.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis