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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Anywhere from 12.5 million to 20 million people in Medicare will likely be eligible, based on various estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Nike’s quarterly results on Tuesday topped Wall Street’s estimates.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hasn’t yet released estimates of how many Medicare members are expected to use the coverage and how much that will cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

She estimates she has suffered three major falls, along with numerous smaller slips, since the changes to her care routine.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

As late as 1910, one of the most respected estimates, by the American George Becker, put the Earth’s age at perhaps as little as 55 million years.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson