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Another word for conjecture

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Noun

  1. Abstract reasoning

    See also:

    thoughts

    belief

  2. A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing

    See also:

    opinion

Verb

  1. To draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information

    See also:

    opinion

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Another word for conjecture

Noun
  1. See also:

    guess

    opinion

    hypothesis

    guess

Verb
  1. See also:

    think

    guess

    assume

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Sentence Examples

  • Life is constant probing and testing, conjecture and refutation.

  • I have never counted the number of posts, but I conjecture that there are less than five.

  • We have to conjecture what the Board's reasons were.

  • If a conjecture is realized it is very difficult to see how it remains a conjecture.

  • As this business was to be entered into without the usual capital, it may not be easy to conjecture where those means, that will still be indispensable to every such undertaking, were to be obtained.

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