"conjecture" in the noun sense
1. speculation, conjecture
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence
"speculations about the outcome of the election"
"he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
2. guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
3. conjecture
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
"conjecture" in the verb sense
1. speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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