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

STRONGEST

disregard hesitate ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve forget know measure neglect

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estimates

Economists will use the new data to refine estimates for the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the PCE price index.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

But, on average, those firms reported earnings just 2.6% above estimates, which trails below the five-year average of 7.5%, and far below last year’s average of about 23%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Privately, baseball agents and executives’ estimates span a wide range of possibilities, from a sub-100-game season, to a late start but no games lost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The Met Office estimates that with current levels of global warming, record-breaking wet winters have gone from once in 80-year events to once in 20-year events.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

According to the estimates of this chapter, one of them is the sun of a civilization more advanced than ours.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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