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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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Analysts had expected a NAV a share of 30.41 pounds, according to consensus estimates provided by the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Cisco reported third-quarter gross margins of 66%, which was just below analyst estimates of 66.2% and was down from last year’s margins of 68.6%.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Yet the IEA estimates the global oil market has already lost a total of 12.8 million barrels per day, according to a monthly report released Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

In the latest fiscal quarter, revenue rose 12% to $15.84 billion, punching past analyst estimates for $15.56 billion and its own guidance for up to $15.6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

According to most estimates, by the mid-1770s, the average American colonist consumed more than three quarts of molasses a year—making it an irreplaceable part of the colonial economy.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler