as in suspected
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1
as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner
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2
as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left
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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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Recent Examples of guessed
Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Laine guessed Helsinki, which took $807 from his total, to round him out at $2,793.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Abraham Madriz, who came on for Sequeira in the 62nd minute when the starting goalkeeper was injured, guessed the wrong way and was unable to save it.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Many of those Fan Festival registrants from around the world likely never even had heard of Kansas City before this, Kramer guessed.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Gould guessed that they had been called in by an ex who had been abusive.
—Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Who would have guessed that would ever happen?
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Even so, few of us guessed just how tenuous Starmer’s position would prove or how quickly his authority would shrivel.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026
And one of the true accomplishments of the Disney+ series’ creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest is that the answer was something no one would have ever guessed.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Verb
The satellite missed an offshore field, or read a neighbouring marsh as a leak, or simply guessed badly on a cloudy fortnight.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Laine guessed Helsinki, which took $807 from his total, to round him out at $2,793.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
Abraham Madriz, who came on for Sequeira in the 62nd minute when the starting goalkeeper was injured, guessed the wrong way and was unable to save it.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Many of those Fan Festival registrants from around the world likely never even had heard of Kansas City before this, Kramer guessed.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Gould guessed that they had been called in by an ex who had been abusive.
—Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Who would have guessed that would ever happen?
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Even so, few of us guessed just how tenuous Starmer’s position would prove or how quickly his authority would shrivel.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 20 May 2026
And one of the true accomplishments of the Disney+ series’ creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest is that the answer was something no one would have ever guessed.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
Adjective
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During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Verb
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This year, the United Arab Emirates was told its gas leaks less methane than everyone had assumed.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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When Perimenopause Actually Starts A February 2025 study in npj Women’s Health by UVA Health and Flo Health found perimenopausal symptoms starting much earlier than commonly assumed.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
Verb
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At the time of my visit, there was one guest room building that had not yet opened, estimated to be completed in October.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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It’s estimated that there may have been as many as 10 million elk in North America at the time of European settlement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Still, Henry says Musk has a way of clearing hurdles the industry thought impossible.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Hartmann’s summer 2026 product expansion can be thought of as a unified travel system, what with the pieces’ matching cotton-twill finishes, classic colorways like Ecru and Midnight Navy, and leather flourishes.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Iran team was originally supposed to be based in Tucson, Arizona.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Brunson, a second round pick in 2018, wasn’t supposed to be the best player on a championship team.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Another design figured the view of the pyramids shining against a gradient sky.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Investigators said drugs or alcohol are not believed to be a factor in her death.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Our original motto made no claim about what Americans believed about God.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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“Guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guessed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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