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
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  • The group estimated that about 260,000 packages were stolen each day last year.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Studies over recent years have estimated the annual trade in the drug to be worth billions of dollars.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of estimated
Verb
  • Bleacher Report guessed Soto’s deal would be 13 years, $569 million, which would give him a $183 million payoff.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This cryptographic procedure makes passkeys more secure than passwords because the private key cannot be intercepted, guessed or stolen.
    Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of guessed
Adjective
  • According to Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes, the alleged shooter Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha, was a student at Abundant Life Christian School—where the incident took place.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In an interview with the New York Times, Peak Design CEO Peter Dering said multiple people alerted him via text that the alleged shooter depicted in surveillance images released by police appeared to be wearing one of his company's backpacks.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Our universe appears to be expanding about eight percent faster than initially assumed possible, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • While overdose deaths for 2024 have not been calculated yet, and will not be until after the end of the year, the CDC said that deaths fell 17% in a one-year period.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In my experience, the key to success here is keeping the incentive structure simple and transparent so that salespeople know exactly how their earnings are calculated.
    Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • It is presumed most infected dairy workers were exposed to H5N1 via milk spray in the eye or in the nose, not as a result of drinking it.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • When subsequent researchers, over decades, did not make similar findings, it was presumed Koeltz got it wrong.
    Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • These differences in implementation suggest that while progress is being made, full parity in gaming representation has not yet been achieved.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • About Forbes Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it, and those who aspire to make it.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of made
Verb
  • 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
  • They are also supposed to set baseline rules that safeguard the integrity of the sport.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposed
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