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

That shift brings the fossil record somewhat closer to estimates produced by molecular clock studies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

The estimates are based on information from a sample of households.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Shares in Salesforce rose after the software company beat Wall Street estimates for its second quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

The BOK said inflation is projected to average 2.7% in 2026 and 2.3% in 2027, unchanged from its earlier estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Interestingly, all of this merely confirmed estimates made by Newton 110 years before Cavendish without any experimental evidence at all.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson