as in estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
I'm going to guesstimate that this ring is worth $200 or so
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Recent Examples of guesstimated
The bottom line for the calendar year can only be guesstimated.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Gates guesstimated that the crowd was 90% Kansas fans, and 10% Mizzou fans.
—Rashad Alexander
december 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Gates guesstimated that the crowd was 90% Kansas fans, and 10% Mizzou fans.
—Rashad Alexander
december 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesstimated
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Officials have estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people will come to Pittsburgh for the draft.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Counsell estimated Thornton, 32, is about a week away from getting into Triple-A games.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mailman said that McMahon valued higher education.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the end of Q4, Boeing's commercial backlog was over 6,100 planes, valued at a record $567 billion.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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In the first phase, CAPE will accept refund applications for unliquidated tariffs—meaning tariffs that have been assessed but not yet finalized by CBP—and for tariffs finalized by CBP within the past 80 days.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ball ended up being fined $60,000 for his actions during the game ($35,000 for the foul, $25,000 for postgame profanity on TV) and assessed a flagrant foul.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Guesstimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimated. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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