| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, measurement, rating, survey, test, trial, valuation |
| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze |
Synonyms: |
appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, eyeball, inspect, investigate, measure, peg, prove, rate, read, see, size, size up, survey, test, try, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | analysis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination and determination |
Synonyms: |
assay, breakdown, dissection, dissolution, division, inquiry, investigation, partition, reasoning, resolution, scrutiny, search, separation, study, subdivision, test |
| Notes: | analysis is breaking down or taking apart; synthesis is bringing together |
| Main Entry: | analyze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine and determine |
Synonyms: |
assay, beat a dead horse, chew over, confab, consider, estimate, evaluate, figure, figure out, get down to brass tacks, hash, inspect, interpret, investigate, judge, kick around, rehash, resolve, scrutinize, sort out, spell out, study, talk game, test, think through |
| Main Entry: | appraise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, estimate |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value |
| Main Entry: | assess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, determine |
Synonyms: |
appraise, apprise, assay, check out*, check*, compute, determine, dig it, estimate, figure*, fix, gauge, guess, judge, nick, peg, rate, reckon, set, size up, size*, survey, take measure, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | calculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compute or estimate amount |
Synonyms: |
account, add, adjust, appraise, assay, cast, cipher, consider, count, determine, divide, dope out, enumerate, figure, forecast, foretell, gauge, guess, judge, keep tabs, measure, multiply, number, rate, reckon, size up, subtract, sum, take account of, tally, tot, tote up, value, weigh, work out |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
Antonyms: |
be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |
| Main Entry: | essay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, attempt |
Synonyms: |
aim, assay, endeavor, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have at it, labor, make a run at, offer, put to the test, seek, strive, struggle, take a stab at, take a whack at, take on, test, toil, travail, try out, undertake, venture, work |
Antonyms: |
be idle, forget, neglect, pass |
| Main Entry: | estimate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approximate calculation; educated guess |
Synonyms: |
appraisal, appraisement, assay, assessment, ballpark figure, belief, conclusion, conjecture, estimation, evaluation, gauging, guess, guesstimate, impression, judgment, measure, measurement, mensuration, opinion, point of view, projection, rating, reckoning, sizing up, stock, surmise, survey, thought, valuation |