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
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Keep in mind, this is all just conjecture on my part.
—New Atlas, 4 May 2025
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
Walker even conjectures that our peculiar sleep patterns may explain our evolutionary advance.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But that grand level of conjecture supports his case as the top player in this class.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Keep in mind, this is all just conjecture on my part.
—New Atlas, 4 May 2025
Verb
One such poster spent years scraping Hilaria Baldwin’s social-media posts and pulling public documents in order to conjecture that the Baldwins now have about 6,086 square feet in the building and 760 square feet of terrace.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
Walker even conjectures that our peculiar sleep patterns may explain our evolutionary advance.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
Noun
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My guess is that in the next few years a number of them will not and will be gone.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Whether the killer had skipped town – or still lurked among them – was anyone's guess.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 July 2025
Verb
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In 1988, the value of the 48-piece set was estimated at $500,000.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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While the exact price isn’t widely known, it’s estimated the steel Chrono retails for $6,050, per Tudor’s official website.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – assuming the version Senate Republicans passed on Tuesday becomes law–would cut the legs out from under the renewable energy industry.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has assumed oversight of Tesla Inc.’s sales in Europe and the U.S. following the departure of longtime deputy Omead Afshar, people familiar with the matter said.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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During May 15 oral arguments, none of the justices voiced support for the Trump administration’s theory that the president’s order is consistent with the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause and past Supreme Court decisions about that provision.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Under unitary executive theory, there are few exceptions to the president’s authority.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
Verb
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However, the two have faced complications during what’s supposed to be a pretty easy process, leading them to believe the source of the problems is King Charles.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 July 2025
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Her answer was presumably supposed to justify her vote.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Roley, who was found dead near the scene after appearing to have shot himself, is suspected of lighting the brush with a flint fire starter before ambushing the firefighting crew in a mountainous area of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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No signs of trauma were found, and investigators did not suspect foul play.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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This year’s snub doesn’t figure to start a trend, however, as incoming freshman guard Darryn Peterson is ESPN.com’s early choice to be selected No. 1 overall in June 2026.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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Walker Buehler has spent weeks now trying to figure things out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Details of who found the bricks were not released and investigators did not speculate about how the packages ended up in the water.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Board members also speculated about the policies that could come from President Trump and congressional Republicans, who historically have not been as supportive of clean energy initiatives.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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