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guesstimating

verb

present participle of guesstimate
as in estimating
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 Synonyms for guesstimating
  1. estimating
  2. valuing
  3. assessing
Verb
  • The shrinkage could be even more than his team is estimating based on measurements from NASA's Messenger spacecraft in the 2010s.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The shrinkage could be even more than his team is estimating based on measurements from NASA’s Messenger spacecraft in the 2010s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • The auction house has spent the last four months authenticating and valuing the haul.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • However, the architect eventually gives way to use and function first, despite valuing the aesthetics at hand (not to mention, his collaborations with local artisans).
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of valuing
Verb
  • Start by assessing the immediate market, the inherent demand, the domain’s SEO and brand value and its potential to impact your enterprise in the long run.
    — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • From there, its autonomous navigation system determined how to reach them by continuously assessing conditions, including wind direction and speed, currents, and available battery power.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of assessing
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“Guesstimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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