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con·jec·ture
 conjecture
- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the making of a guess or inference, esp. with little evidence.
Where the spectacular wedding was going to be held was a subject of much conjecture.- synonyms:
- speculation
- similar words:
- guesswork, inference, supposition
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| definition 2: |
the guess or inference so made.
- synonyms:
- guess, speculation, surmise
- antonyms:
- actuality, fact
- similar words:
- fancy, inference, judgment, supposition, theory
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| related words: |
assumption, derivation, forecast, presumption, theory |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
conjectured, conjectures, conjecturing |
| definition: |
to guess or infer as to (something) without sufficient evidence.
- synonyms:
- guess, surmise
- similar words:
- imagine, infer
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| related words: |
assume, divine, figure, postulate, presume, suppose, suspect, wonder |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a guess or inference.
I do not know, so I can only conjecture.- synonyms:
- guess, speculate, surmise
- antonyms:
- know
- similar words:
- estimate, infer, suppose, theorize
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| related words: |
divine, presume, suspect, wonder |
| derivations: |
conjecturable (adj.), conjecturably (adv.), conjecturer (n.) |
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