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estimates

NOUN

approximate calculation; educated guess

Synonyms

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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

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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

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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

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disregard hesitate ignore

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calculate disbelieve forget know measure neglect

Example Sentences

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Lee estimates she lost about 70% of her plants in the first year because she didn’t water enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

That ratio is the index’s market capitalization divided by the sum of consensus earnings estimates for constituent companies for the next 12 months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Revenue rose to $4.57 billion from $3.99 billion, compared with analyst estimates of $4.33 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

OpenAI, with an expected market value of around $1 trillion, loses close to $1.22 for every $1 of revenue it generates, based on recent estimates.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Scholars debate these estimates, but nobody disputes that the Haudenosaunee exemplified the formidable tradition of limited government and personal autonomy shared by many cultures north of the Rio Grande.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann