guess
- noun (n)
Meaning: belief, speculation
Synonyms:
assumption
ballpark figure
conclusion
conjecture
deduction
divination
estimate
fancy
feeling
guesstimate
guesswork
hunch
hypothesis
induction
inference
judgment
notion
opinion
postulate
postulation
prediction
presumption
presupposition
reckoning
shot
shot in the dark
sneaking suspicion
stab
supposal
supposition
surmisal
surmise
suspicion
theory
thesis
view
- verb (v)
Meaning: try to figure out imagine
Synonyms:
believe
calculate
chance
conjecture
dare say
deduce
deem
divine
estimate
fancy
fathom
go out on a limb
guesstimate
happen upon
hazard
hypothesize
infer
judge
jump to a conclusion
lump it
opine
penetrate
pick
postulate
predicate
predict
presume
pretend
reason
reckon
select
size up
solve
speculate
suggest
suppose
surmise
survey
suspect
take a shot at
take a stab at
theorize
think
think likely
venture
work out
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