conjecture
29 06 2008Nouns
1. (n.) conjecture, speculation;
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence);
- “speculations about the outcome of the election”; “he dismissed it as mere conjecture”;
2. (n.) conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise;
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence;
3. (n.) conjecture;
- reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence;
Verbs
1. (verb) conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize;
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
- “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”;
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