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Antonyms for estimation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : es-tuh-mey-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən

Definition of estimation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "action of appraising; manner of judging; opinion," from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimationem (nominative aestimatio) "a valuation," from past participle stem of aestimare "to value" (see esteem). Meaning "appreciation" is from 1520s. That of "process of forming an approximate notion" is from c.1400.
  • noun belief, guess
Example sentences :
  • It moved Burke to a desire for rehabilitation in her estimation.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It was this imprudent candour which lowered him most in his guardian's estimation.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Nor will it diminish in your estimation, John, which money might.'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He certainly was not there for misdemeanor; for he was a "good boy," at least in his own estimation.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 » by Various
  • Our kapelle was no mean one—in our own estimation at any rate.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • From being childless, no advantage nor estimation is derived.
  • Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
  • They came, in their own estimation at least, as deliverers, not as despoilers.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • This complaisance did not raise him in estimation at Vienna or elsewhere.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • Its name suggests the estimation in which it is held by all who have eaten it.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • She would never again be the same woman in her own estimation, they were sure of that.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard

Synonyms for estimation

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