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

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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

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The country will also lose nearly 60 million people in the next decade - almost equivalent to the population of France - according to some estimates.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Still, a persistent gap remains between Washington’s estimates and what the market can independently verify.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The models that most closely matched the observations provided new estimates of UGC 9050-Dw1's total mass and showed how that mass is distributed throughout the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

According to some estimates, about 60% of the individuals sent to Mexico during the so-called “Mexican Repatriation,” a joint effort between state and federal authorities, were American citizens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The estimates provide a good example of how numerical horse sense can check pseudoscientific ravings.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos