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set a figure

VERB

estimate

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 size up think through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disregard hesitate ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve forget guess know measure neglect

VERB

valuate

Synonyms

STRONG

account appraise assay assess believe budget calculate cast cipher class classify compute conjecture consider count decide deduce determine enumerate evaluate examine expect figure gauge guess guesstimate judge number outline plan predict prophesy rank rate reason reckon regard scheme sum suppose surmise suspect tax think value

WEAK

calculate roughly form opinion look into look upon run over size up take the measure of think through

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelieve disregard estimate forget guess hesitate ignore know measure neglect

Example Sentences

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But officials on Thursday declined to set a figure for how many vaccine doses would be needed to stop the outbreak.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022

A plan unveiled by House Speaker John Boehner called for cuts in mandatory spending but did not set a figure for agriculture.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2011

Both the idea of asking for a limitation and Haig's authority to set a figure are furiously disputed within the Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive

Suppose of foure, fiue, sixe, or eight or more sillables, and set a figure of euerie number at th'end of the line, whereby ye may knowe his measure.

From The Arte of English Poesie by Puttenham, George

Lilly questioned Betty also, and when he had learned all that she knew, he left us seated in the parlor while he went to his observatory to set a figure.

From The Touchstone of Fortune by Major, Charles

set a figure

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