conjectured 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of conjecturednext
as in guessed

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conjectured

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verb

past tense of conjecture
1
as in estimated
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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2
as in assumed
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 Synonyms for conjectured
  1. estimated
  2. guessed
  3. alleged
  4. assumed
  5. calculated
  6. presumed
  7. made
  8. supposed
Verb
  • Zimmerman estimated that Missourians will place their first sports wagers in the state by mid- to late summer.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Today his net worth is estimated to be $3 billion.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of estimated
Verb
  • Strong passwords that are not easily guessed and/or a password manager.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg guessed Jason Derulo.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of guessed
Adjective
  • Part of that guessing comes from a gap in our knowledge; Mangione went off the grid in the months leading up to the alleged murder.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Of Pete Hegseth’s alleged behavior with women and in proximity to a bottle, much has been published.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • The report's authors then calculated the number of recreation and community centers per 1,000 residents in each area and examined weekly child care costs by county.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Canadiens are more calculated, attacking in certain areas of the ice, and containing in others.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • Misch also faces charges in a high-profile kidnapping and presumed murder that took place in Hayward in 1989.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This fateful decision meant that, when he is presumed to have fallen ill on his walk, Mosley was unable to raise the alarm.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • The clip reemerged and made its rounds on social media.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of made
Verb
  • We’re supposed to have an African distributor.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But lastly and most importantly, there’s a fourth channel where news is sourced, where the reporter secures information that they’re not supposed to get.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposed
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