estimates

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approximate calculation; educated guess n.
guess, try to value v.

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

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estimates

Physical activity levels were based on participants' own reports rather than direct measurements, meaning some estimates may have been inaccurate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

And analyst estimates of user growth and revenue potential are all over the map, underlining how uncertain its future remains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It estimates that the highest-earning Premier League clubs would be charged up to £1.8m per season, with most paying £600,000.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The labor force is expected to rise an average of just 0.4% a year or less through 2030, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The forbidding complex of twenty buildings employed 7,000 people; by some estimates, the Stasi archives contained more than one billion documents describing the vast network of spies and informers cultivated over four decades.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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