ESTIMATE Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word estimate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ESTIMATE
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appraise | verbv | |||||||
verb • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of • consider in a comprehensive way | ||||||||
approximate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not quite exact or correct • very close in resemblance • located close together verb • be close or similar • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | ||||||||
calculate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a mathematical calculation or computation • judge to be probable • keep an account of • predict in advance • specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public • have faith or confidence in | ||||||||
gauge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. • accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared • the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train • the thickness of wire • diameter of a tube or gun barrel verb • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • rub to a uniform size • determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation • measure precisely and against a standard • adapt to a specified measurement • mix in specific proportions | ||||||||
guess | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • an estimate based on little or no information verb • expect, believe, or suppose • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • guess correctly; solve by guessing | ||||||||
judge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice • an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality verb • determine the result of (a competition) • form a critical opinion of • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) • pronounce judgment on • put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | ||||||||
reckon | verbv | |||||||
verb • expect, believe, or suppose • judge to be probable • deem to be • make a mathematical calculation or computation • have faith or confidence in • take account of | ||||||||
assess | verbv | |||||||
verb • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of • charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine • set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) • estimate the value of (property) for taxation | ||||||||
conjecture | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||||||||
determine | verbv | |||||||
verb • establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study • shape or influence; give direction to • fix conclusively or authoritatively • decide upon or fix definitely • reach, make, or come to a decision about something • fix in scope; fix the boundaries of • settle conclusively; come to terms • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||||||||
evaluate | verbv | |||||||
verb • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of • form a critical opinion of | ||||||||
quantify | verbv | |||||||
verb • use as a quantifier • express as a number or measure or quantity | ||||||||
estimation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) • the respect with which a person is held • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth • a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody | ||||||||
appraisal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth • a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) • an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something | ||||||||
approximation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth • the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) • an imprecise or incomplete account • the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue | ||||||||
assessment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth • an amount determined as payable • the market value set on assets • the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | ||||||||
figure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a diagram or picture illustrating textual material • alternative names for the body of a human being • one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration • a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) • a well-known or notable person • a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape • an amount of money expressed numerically • the impression produced by a person • the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense • a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground • a decorative or artistic work • a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating verb • judge to be probable • be or play a part of or in • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • make a mathematical calculation or computation • understand | ||||||||
forecast | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop verb • predict in advance • judge to be probable • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
idea | nounn | |||||||
noun • the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about • your intention; what you intend to do • a personal view • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition | ||||||||
count on | verbv | |||||||
verb • judge to be probable |