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

Revenue rose 12% to $14.2 billion, marginally below analyst estimates, as the value of trips taken increased 18% from last year to $3.9 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The company’s sales to data centers doubled in the latest quarter, but its revenue only narrowly beat analysts’ estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The estimates are also supposed to represent the podcaster’s pretax earnings for specifically podcast-related work.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Analysts expected revenue of 11.25 billion euros, according to estimates from Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

According to most estimates, by the mid-1770s, the average American colonist consumed more than three quarts of molasses a year—making it an irreplaceable part of the colonial economy.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler