| Main Entry: | guesswork |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guess |
Synonyms: |
assumption, ballpark figure, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, divination, estimate, fancy, feeling, guesstimate, hunch, hypothesis, induction, inference, judgment, notion, opinion, postulate, postulation, prediction, presumption, presupposition, reck |
| Main Entry: | conjecture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speculation, assumption |
Synonyms: |
conclusion, fancy, guess, guesstimate, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, inference, notion, opinion, perhaps, presumption, shot in the dark, sneaking suspicion, stab in the dark, supposition, surmise, theorizing, theory |
Antonyms: |
fact, proof, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | guess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, speculation |
Synonyms: |
assumption, ballpark figure, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, divination, estimate, fancy, feeling, guesstimate, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, induction, inference, judgment, notion, opinion, postulate, postulation, prediction, presumption, presupposition, reckoning, shot in the dark, shot*, sneaking suspicion, stab*, supposal, supposition, surmisal, surmise, suspicion, theory, thesis, view |
Antonyms: |
calculation, measurement |
| Main Entry: | speculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theory, guess |
Synonyms: |
belief, brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, conjecture, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, excogitation, guesstimate, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, meditation, opinion, reflection, review, shot, shot in the dark, sneaking suspicion, stab, stab in the dark, studying, supposition, surmise, thinking, thought, weighing |
Antonyms: |
fact, information, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | supposition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guess, belief |
Synonyms: |
apriorism, assumption, condition, conjecture, doubt, guessing, guesstimate, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, idea, likelihood, notion, opinion, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, rough guess, shot in the dark, sneaking suspicion, speculation, stab in the dark, suppose, surmise, suspicion, theory, thesis, view |
Antonyms: |
fact, knowledge, proof, reality |
| Main Entry: | surmise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guess, conclusion |
Synonyms: |
assumption, attempt, conjecture, deduction, guesstimate, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, idea, inference, notion, opinion, possibility, presumption, sneaking suspicion, speculation, supposition, suspicion, theory, thought |
| Notes: | demise is the time when something ends or death; surmise is a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete or little evidence |
Antonyms: |
calculation, knowledge, measurement |
| Main Entry: | suspicion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | doubt |
Synonyms: |
bad vibes, chariness, conjecture, cynicism, distrust, dubiety, dubiosity, funny feeling, guess, guesswork, gut feeling, hunch, idea, impression, incertitude, incredulity, jealousy, lack of confidence, misgiving, mistrust, nonbelief, notion, qualm, skepticism, sneaking suspicion, supposition, surmise, uncertainty, wariness, wonder |
Antonyms: |
trust |
| Main Entry: | theory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hypothesis, belief |
Synonyms: |
approach, argument, assumption, base, basis, code, codification, concept, conditions, conjecture, doctrine, dogma, feeling, formularization, foundation, grounds, guess, guesswork, hunch, idea, ideology, impression, method, outlook, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, presentiment, presumption, proposal, provision, rationale, scheme, shot*, speculation, stab*, supposal, suppose, supposition, surmise, suspicion, system, systemization, theorem, thesis, understanding |
Antonyms: |
certainty, fact, proof, reality |
| Main Entry: | uncertainty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | doubt, changeableness |
Synonyms: |
ambiguity, ambivalence, anxiety, bewilderment, concern, confusion, conjecture, contingency, dilemma, disquiet, distrust, doubtfulness, dubiety, guesswork, hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude, inconclusiveness, indecision, irresolution, lack of confidence, misgiving, mistrust, mystification, oscillation, perplexity, puzzle, puzzlement, qualm, quandary, query, questionableness, reserve, scruple, skepticism, suspicion, trouble, uneasiness, unpredictability, vagueness, wonder, worry |
Antonyms: |
certainty, definiteness, security, sureness |
| Main Entry: | guessing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guesswork |
Synonyms: |
assuming, assumption, deduction, fancy, guesswork, hunch, imagination, inference, opinion, positing, postulating, predisposition, presuming, presumption, reckoning, speculation, supposition, surmise, theorizing |