ESTIMATING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

estimating

verb

present participle of estimate

as in assessing

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars

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as in calculating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot

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Recent Examples of estimating With federal protections in flux and the EWG estimating more than 200 million Americans could have PFAS in their drinking water above 1 part per trillion, the responsibility has largely shifted to consumers to figure this out themselves. —

Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026 Worse still, the heat makes spilled oil more toxic, with some scientists estimating that the Gulf is the most polluted marine basin in the world. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 Protonitazene, often used in counterfeit pill production, is significantly more powerful than fentanyl, authorities say, estimating that 200 grams can produce hundreds of thousands of pills. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026 The park is home to around 1,000 black bears and grizzlies, with park officials estimating that about 300 grizzly bears were inhabiting the area in 2023. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Let’s get the ridership-estimating team right to work on this. —

Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026 Admission is free but advance registration helps planners in estimating crowd capacity. —

Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026 Its model attempts to predict where each club will finish in the Premier League by estimating the outcome of every match, using betting-market odds and the Opta Power Rankings. —

Cerys Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2026 However, several experts warn the restrictions could hinder access, with The Urban Institute estimating that the changes may result in up to 10 million people losing Medicaid coverage in the next two years. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2026

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Industry pros said the debacle shows how lenders in the space, such as investment banks and asset managers, now face a fundamental challenge in assessing and verifying their true economic exposure to risks within such complex credit structures.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Furthermore, releasing precise data on a rifle’s maximum range would have provided foreign analysts with a clear benchmark for assessing Chinese long-distance engagement capabilities, the equipment specialist said.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026