| 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
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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