estimates

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

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

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

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disregard hesitate ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve forget know measure neglect

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estimates

Gamers’ estimates for how long they would need to finish the new game range from 100 dedicated hours to more than two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The midpoint of management’s outlook for adjusted EPS of $1.10 came in above estimates for $1.08.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

The government estimates that 20% of waste in England is illegally managed.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Marvell reported earnings and revenue roughly in line with Wall Street estimates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

These people, he said, were thrilled when Dobyns revisited the subject in a 1983 book, Their Number Become Thinned, and revised his estimates upward.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann