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

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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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estimates

Profits from his book sales, which he estimates as likely to be in the millions of dollars, helped fund his acquisitions, Barton said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Imperial College's department of chemical engineering estimates that between 20 and 25 billion balloons are purchased worldwide every year.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

That hidden population means these ancient galaxies may have been significantly more massive than earlier estimates indicated.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Despite the fourfold increase in the share price over the last 12 months, significant upgrades in earnings consensus for Samsung make the stock relatively inexpensive on price-to-earnings multiples, trading on just 5x 2026 estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

The original Native American population has been reduced by a debated large percentage: estimates for North America range up to 95 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond