estimation

Speech parts

1. estimation - Noun

2. estimation - Verb

Meaning

The act of estimating.

An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.

Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.

Supposition; conjecture.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

estimate calculation approximation appraisal appraisement idea regard measurement honor evaluation assessment judgment computation guess esteem
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Antonyms

fact malice loathing detestation opposition criticism
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Hypernyms

respect regard assessment judgment calculation computation

Hyponyms

report shot reputation credit guess capitalization

Related terms

esteem

Phrases with the word

in my estimation lack of estimation educated estimation least squares estimation value estimation beyond estimation

Examples

The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those most distinguished even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete skeptics in religion. John Stuart Mill

There, he had seen every thing to exalt in his estimation the woman he had lost, and there begun to deplore the pride, the folly, the madness of resentment, which had kept him from trying to regain her when thrown in his way. Jane Austen

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation. Susan B. Anthony

Independence, the freedom of a self-governing nation, is in my estimation the highest political good, for which any disadvantage, if need be, and any sacrifice are a cheap price. Enoch Powell

There is no surer evidence of an unconverted state than to have the things of the world uppermost in our aim, love, and estimation. Joseph Alleine

In the estimation of the nightingale, a cage of gold is a prison. Turkish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

estimated worth estimated wrongly estimatingly estimation of accomplishment estimation theory estimative