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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

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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

Example Sentences

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Brown said any idea that he knew about the fraud “couldn’t be farther from the truth,” and he said he estimates he lost $5 million of his own money in the investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Months after ICE initiated the audit, they descended on Ambiance, arresting more than 40 people, according to some estimates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

All but one of the seven data center proposals submitted to Hood County omitted estimates for power use; only four noted a potential power source.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

An overstatement in net job growth stemming from birth-death model estimates was cited as a driver of large revisions to reported payrolls in recent years.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The original Native American population has been reduced by a debated large percentage: estimates for North America range up to 95 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond