guess

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guess

Noun

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Synonyms:

• guess
• conjecture
• supposition
• surmise
• surmisal
• speculation
• hypothesis

Noun

an estimate based on little or no information

Synonyms:

• guess
• guesswork
• guessing
• shot
• dead reckoning

Verb

expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

Synonyms:

• think
• opine
• suppose
• imagine
• reckon
• guess

Verb

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

Synonyms:

• guess
• venture
• pretend
• hazard

Verb

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

Synonyms:

• estimate
• gauge
• approximate
• guess
• judge

Verb

guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

Synonyms:

• guess
• infer