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

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Adjusted earnings per share were 65 cents, compared with estimates of 59 cents a share according to analysts polled by FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

There’s also been concern at religious studies programs amid different estimates of failure rates calculated by the Education Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

But 12,000 people under the age of 30 are now living with type 2 diabetes, with women making up more of those younger cases, according to NHS England estimates, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Tench Coxe, 68, a former managing director at Sutter Hill, has $500 million or more in a Roth IRA, according to the Journal’s estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

When scholars first increased their estimates of Indians’ ecological management they met with considerable resistance, especially from ecologists and environmentalists.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann