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

STRONG

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

STRONG

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

Maybank Research lifts its FY 2027-2028 EPS estimates for SGX by 2%-3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Around 45 million people walk to work every day, according to census-based estimates, compared with only about 5.4 million who commute in private cars, jeeps or vans.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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

Tinibossol estimates a population of not over 100 million on the Three Continents, and considers it to have been stable for at least a millennium.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin