estimate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈes-tə-ˌmāt\
- /ˈestɪmət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈes-tə-ˌmāt\

Definitions of estimate word

noun estimate Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of. 1
noun estimate calculation 1
noun estimate for a job 1
noun estimate opinion 1
transitive verb estimate value, price: assess 1
transitive verb estimate measurement: guess 1

See all 24 definitions of estimate

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Parts of speech for Estimate

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Estimate

estimate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for estimate

noun estimate

approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.
guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
educated guess — informed estimate
guesstimate — to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.
ballpark figure — approximate number

verb estimate

approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
reckon — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
value — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.

All 75 Synonyms of estimate

Antonyms for estimate

noun estimate

cost — The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
misestimate — to estimate wrongly or inadequately.

verb estimate

calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.

All 16 Antonyms of estimate

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