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

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

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disregard hesitate ignore

STRONG

calculate disbelieve forget know measure neglect

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estimates

FY 2027 capex guidance of A$250 million-A$310 million beat Jarden’s estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The San Francisco AI company also estimates if a user is under 18 and those minors will also be added to ChatGPT for Teens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The ferry had a capacity to carry 90 passengers, but the paper estimates at least 168 people were actually on board when it was hit by a strong wave and overturned a week ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Different observations had produced very different estimates, with some suggesting there was relatively little matter and others indicating much more.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Ecologists have since employed more sophisticated theoretical tools to produce new, lower population estimates; ethologist Dale Lott put the number of bison in “primitive America” at twenty-four to twenty- seven million in 2002.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann