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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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Parkinson's UK estimates that someone is diagnosed with Parkinson's every 20 minutes in the UK and that about 166,000 people have Parkinson's in the UK alone.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Levy estimates the fleet at only 40 to 50 cars.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

For the first quarter, Lululemon said same-store sales rose 1%, beating Wall Street analysts’ estimates for a decline of 0.2%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

He cuts estimates for the sector’s 2026 and 2027 net profit growth to 2.9% and 5.4%, respectively, from 5.7% and 5.7%, after subdued 1Q earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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