as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper
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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less
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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit
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Recent Examples of conjecture
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Afterall, oil price expectations of OPEC+ and its reading of the market at a time like this is unlikely to be terribly dissimilar from wider conjecture.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In 1640, Pierre de Fermat conjectured that there are infinitely many primes that can be formulated by squaring two whole numbers and adding them together.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But undergirding all the conjectures is the perception of diminishing confidence in U.S. policies.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Afterall, oil price expectations of OPEC+ and its reading of the market at a time like this is unlikely to be terribly dissimilar from wider conjecture.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Walker even conjectures that our peculiar sleep patterns may explain our evolutionary advance.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In 1640, Pierre de Fermat conjectured that there are infinitely many primes that can be formulated by squaring two whole numbers and adding them together.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
Noun
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My guess is that, after all these years, the horizontal pipe had filled with water, rendering the vent useless.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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Figuring out the right price for goods has long been a moving target, that used to come down to best guesses and luck trying to perfectly match supply with demand.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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That proposal submitted by Polk Stanley Wilcox was estimated to cost at least $136,000; the optional inclusion of the shock wires would have added approximately $55,000 to the total price.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Today the population is estimated at roughly 50,000.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Many retirement planners assume a 30-year retirement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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O’Connell and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown agreed this spring not to assume anything with McCarthy.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Russian sources, however, have suggested a third theory: that Portnov might have held compromising material on current Ukrainian officials.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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But as hardcore Swift fans know, popular theories don’t always play out in real life.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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The video overlay text explained that the group of passengers was headed supposed to be headed from Naples to Atlanta, but their flight was canceled after over seven hours of delays.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The officer, Robert Phillips, was accused of intentionally causing the death of Jesse Fischer, whom Phillips suspected of drunken driving, in October 2021.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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The Netflix documentary notes that there could be more victims, as cyanide tests are rarely included in a standard autopsy toxicology screen unless there is a specific reason to suspect poisoning.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Soto is sure to figure things out at the plate and the Mets have little choice but to be patient with him.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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These same concerns have figured prominently in the current South Korean presidential race.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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People aren’t speculating on numbers and things like that.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Not that anyone should speculate on people’s race, but this is the modern internet, and unfortunately Arabella Stanton is instantly being put under a microscope for…looking mildly not white?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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