conjecture

29 06 2008

Nouns
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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