Synonyms for estimate
ˈɛs təˌmeɪt; -mɪt, -ˌmeɪtes·ti·mate

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1. estimatenoun

   Synonyms:
   estimation, appraise, guess

2. estimatenoun

   To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.

   Synonyms:
   estimation, appraise, guess

3. estimatenoun

   A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.

   Synonyms:
   estimation

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1. estimate

   Number is the generic term. To count is to number one by one. To calculate is to use more complicated processes, as multiplication, division, etc., more rapid but not less exact. Compute allows more of the element of probability, which is still more strongly expressed by estimate. We compute the slain in a great war from the number known to have fallen in certain great battles; compute refers to the present or the past, estimate more frequently to the future; as, to estimate the cost of a proposed building. To enumerate is to mention item by item; as, to enumerate one's grievances. To rate is to estimate by comparison, as if the object were one of a series. We count upon a desired future; we do not count upon the undesired. As applied to the present, we reckon or count a thing precious or worthless. Compare ESTEEM.

   Synonyms:
   account, calculate, cast, compute, consider, count, deem, enumerate, number, rate, reckon, sum up

   Preposition:
   It is vain to calculate on or upon an uncertain result.

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1. estimate, estimation, approximation, ideanoun

   an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

   "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"

   Synonyms:
   theme, idea, appraisal, musical theme, approximation, bringing close together, estimation, melodic theme, mind, thought

2. estimate, estimationnoun

   a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

   "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

   Synonyms:
   approximation, estimation, idea, appraisal

3. appraisal, estimate, estimationnoun

   a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

   Synonyms:
   approximation, appraisal, estimation, idea, assessment

4. estimatenoun

   a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

   "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"

   Synonyms:
   approximation, estimation, idea, appraisal

5. estimate, estimationverb

   the respect with which a person is held

   "they had a high estimation of his ability"

   Synonyms:
   approximation, estimation, idea, appraisal

6. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judgeverb

   judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

   "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, guess, pass judgment, infer, opine, gauge, figure, reckon, suppose, try, venture, judge, pronounce, hazard, imagine, label, evaluate, come close, approximate, think, calculate, forecast, count on, adjudicate

7. calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecastverb

   judge to be probable

   Synonyms:
   fancy, predict, augur, figure, foreshadow, bet, suppose, look, reckon, work out, view, omen, foretell, consider, auspicate, visualize, gauge, betoken, see, guess, project, picture, compute, depend, think, calculate, approximate, opine, envision, aim, imagine, direct, bode, count, image, prefigure, judge, presage, regard, prognosticate, enter, visualise, cypher, portend, forecast, cipher, account, count on

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1. • Judgment
   • Statement

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1. estimateverb

   Synonyms:
   value, appraise, rate, prize, esteem, appreciate, set a value on, set a price on

2. estimateverb

   Synonyms:
   compute, reckon, count, calculate

3. estimatenoun

   Synonyms:
   valuation, estimation

4. estimatenoun

   Synonyms:
   calculation, computation

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1. estimateverb

   Synonyms:
   appraise, value, rate, prize, compute, calculate, reckon

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1. List of paraphrases for "estimate":

   estimation, estimating, estimates, estimated, assess, calculate, appreciation, evaluate, forecast, calculation, assessment, calculating, estimations, assessing, forecasts

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How to use estimate in a sentence?

1. Friederike Otto:

   It's important to stress the' at least'. It's likely to be much higher but this is hard to quantify. Our best estimate is that it's 100 times more. We give the most conservative estimate.

2. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

   If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

3. John Chilcot:

   Until we have received and evaluated responses from all those who have been given the opportunity to respond, I cannot give an accurate estimate for how long it will then take to complete our work, but it is still clear that will take some further months, i therefore see no realistic prospect of delivering our report to you before the General Election in May 2015.

4. Michael J. Gelb:

   Brain researchers estimate that your unconscious database outweighs the conscious on an order exceeding ten million to one. This database is the source of your hidden, natural genius. In other words, a part of you is much smarter than you are. The wise people regularly consult that smarter part.

5. Daniel Wann:

   Research shows that when a team is successful, people estimate their cognitive skills to be better. They estimate their social skills to be better. When a team is successful, they have a more positive outlook on life in general.