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 researchers combined multiple collection techniques, ecological observations, DNA barcoding, and statistics with ACG estimates which were then cross-referenced to multiple different groups, including trees, amphibians and moths.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Analyst Vijay Rakesh estimates the quantum computing industry to grow from about a $1.1 billion a year run-rate in 2025 to approximately $15 billion in 2030 and $205 billion in 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

U.S. auto prices could see a 10% increase if the deal was unwound, estimates Hufbauer.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He estimates potential savings to be around $25 to $75 over the course of the summer, “while reducing the chance of an expensive breakdown during a heat wave.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Twenty years after that, the estimates had declined by another factor of five.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann