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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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Wood Mackenzie estimates that by the end of 2027, gas-turbine prices will be nearly triple what they were in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It estimates that around 3.2 million workers receive overtime pay.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Yearly credit- and debit-card spending on the brand has lagged in every quarter but one since 2022, according to estimates from research firm Consumer Edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

If those estimates prove correct, it would be the highest annual change since May 2023 for the PCE price index, and October 2023 for the core PCE.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Nobody knows how many people hike the Appalachian Trail, but most estimates put the number at around three or four million a year.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson