estimationnoun
uk/ˌes.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌes.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/estimation noun (OPINION)
[ S ] your opinion of someone or something:
In my estimation a lot of other banks are going to have the same problem.
He sank in my estimation (= my opinion of him fell) when I saw how he treated his wife.
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- notion
- stand
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
- youth culture
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estimation noun (GUESS)
[ C or U ] a guess or calculation about the cost, size, value, etc. of something:
computer-aided estimations
estimation of the cost
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Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the dark idiom
- approximation
- assumption
- ballpark
- bet
- conjecture
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- guesstimate
- preception
- preconception
- presumption
- presupposition
- proposition
- propositional
- shot
- supposition
- surmise
- underestimate
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