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

Its July report offered revised estimates on both counts: Growth for 2026 went up to 73%, and the laser shortage now looks likely to run into the middle of 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

She estimates the special dividend could come up to be S$0.18 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Even by Doge's own estimates, it fell short of that goal, as its website claims to have saved an estimated $214bn.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But this online data also shows discrepancies, with a gap of 20,000 between the lowest and highest estimates of missing people.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

These figures are merely for illustration, but accurate estimates may be made for a wide range of dire possibilities.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos