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

STRONG

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

Swanson said that FedEx and DHL had made the process “unduly difficult,” adding that he estimates that he is still owed around $5,000 from FedEx and $9,000 from DHL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Meanwhile consumer prices rose in September by 0.53%, or four times as fast as earnings, according to the latest estimates from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Despite years of clinical guidance, estimates of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in England have shown little improvement in recent decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

While those estimates don’t guarantee an identical result if the U.S. cuts regulations by 36%, they do make a strong case for the regulatory budgeting approach that British Columbia pioneered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Scholars debate these estimates, but nobody disputes that the Haudenosaunee exemplified the formidable tradition of limited government and personal autonomy shared by many cultures north of the Rio Grande.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann