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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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The Financial Times earlier reported some of Goldman’s estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The connectivity business, he estimates, will see 60% margins, because once the satellites that service the business are in space, this is the business that will improve most from scale.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The brokerage lifts this fiscal year’s operating-profit forecast for the Japanese company to 96 billion yen from 79 billion yen to reflect higher estimates for thermal solutions and high-frequency copper foil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Morgan Stanley separately raised its estimates for other health insurers, compounding the positive buzz around UnitedHealth and lifting the entire sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“Had the Russian scientists actually been several years ahead of our estimates of their progress?”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin