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The synonyms of “Conjecture” are: guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, fancy, notion, belief, suspicion, presumption, assumption, theory, postulation, concept, idea, thought, generality, generalization, theorem, formula, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize, infer, imagine, believe, think, suspect, presume, assume, take as a hypothesis, form a theory, formulate a theory, put forward, volunteer, advance, submit, proffer, offer, air, bring up, suggest, propound, posit, propose, moot, ventilate, broach, lodge, introduce, put up, present
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conjecture” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| assumption | The action of taking on power or responsibility. They made certain assumptions about the market. |
| belief | Something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion. Contrary to popular belief existing safety regulations were adequate. |
| concept | A plan or intention. The centre has kept firmly to its original concept. |
| fancy | A person or thing that one finds attractive. The filly is already a leading fancy for next year s races. |
| formula | A formulation. The formula for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor. |
| generality | An idea or conclusion having general application. His service was better than that offered by the generality of doctors. |
| generalization | (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus. He was making sweeping generalizations. |
| guess | An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing. My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum. |
| hypothesis | A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. His steady state hypothesis of the origin of the universe. |
| idea | The aim or purpose. He has an idea that we don t like him. |
| notion | An impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind. I had no notion of what her words meant. |
| postulation | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument. The postulation of the existence of a lost continent. |
| presumption | Behaviour perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. The planning policy shows a general presumption in favour of development. |
| speculation | Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature. These are only speculations. |
| supposition | A hypothesis that is taken for granted. Their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay. |
| surmisal | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. |
| surmise | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed. |
| suspicion | A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true. He was arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| theorem | An idea accepted as a demonstrable truth. |
| theory | A collection of propositions to illustrate the principles of a subject. He proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices. |
| thought | Concern for another’s well-being or convenience. Those of us who work at home may find our hands a thought freer. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conjecture” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| advance | Pay in advance. It was a chance to advance his own interests. |
| air | Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. The window sashes were lifted regularly to air the room. |
| assume | Begin to have (a specified quality, appearance, or extent. Oliver assumed an expression of penitence. |
| believe | Follow a credo have a faith be a believer. I believe that he will come back from the war. |
| bring up | Bring into a different state. |
| broach | (of a fish or sea mammal) rise through the water and break the surface. The salmon broach then fall to slap the water. |
| fancy | Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. I fancy him to win the tournament. |
| form a theory | Make something, usually for a specific function. |
| formulate a theory | Prepare according to a formula. |
| guess | Guess correctly solve by guessing. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up. |
| hypothecate | Pledge without delivery or title of possession. She arranged to hypothecate her half of the equity to pay for the charter. |
| hypothesise | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. |
| hypothesize | Put (something) forward as a hypothesis. He hypothesized that the black market would naturally die out. |
| imagine | Suppose or assume. She imagined him at his desk his head in his hands. |
| infer | Reason by deduction; establish by deduction. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing. |
| introduce | Put or introduce into something. Measures were introduced to help families with children. |
| lodge | Be a lodger stay temporarily. The image had lodged in her mind. |
| moot | Raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility. The scheme was first mooted last October. |
| offer | Offer verbally. The product is offered at a very competitive price. |
| posit | Put in position place. The Professor posits Cohen in his second category of poets. |
| present | Bring forward and present to the mind. The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students. |
| presume | Take for granted that something exists or is the case. Kindly don t presume to issue me orders in my own house. |
| proffer | Present for acceptance or rejection. She proffered a glass of wine. |
| propose | Propose or intend. She proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months. |
| propound | Put forward, as of an idea. He began to propound the idea of a social monarchy as an alternative to Franco. |
| put forward | Adapt. |
| put up | Estimate. |
| speculate | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. Philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years. |
| submit | Accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person. The United States refused to submit to arbitration. |
| suggest | Suggest the necessity of an intervention in medicine. Finds of lead coffins suggested a cemetery north of the river. |
| suppose | Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. I m quite a good actress I suppose. |
| surmise | Imagine to be the case or true or probable. I surmised that the butler did it. |
| suspect | Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof. Parents suspected of child abuse. |
| take as a hypothesis | Head into a specified direction. |
| theorise | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. |
| theorize | Form a theory or theories about something. The classic model of war in the modern era was theorized by the Prussian general and strategist Karl von Clausewitz. |
| think | Dispose the mind in a certain way. I think he is very smart. |
| ventilate | Discuss or examine (an opinion, issue, or complaint) in public. I pull out a gun and ventilate her dinner companion. |
| volunteer | Do volunteer work. He was volunteered for parachute training by friends. |
| anticipatory | Happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something. An anticipatory flash of excitement. |
| assume | Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities. The rebels assumed control of the capital. |
| assuming | Arrogant or presumptuous. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide. |
| assumption | The act of taking possession of or power over something. Your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted. |
| confute | Prove to be false. Restorers who sought to confute this view were accused of ignorance. |
| credence | A kind of sideboard or buffet. A credence table. |
| expect | Consider obligatory request and expect. They were not expecting him to continue. |
| expectancy | Something expected (as on the basis of a norm. They waited with an air of expectancy. |
| extrapolate | Extend (a graph, curve, or range of values) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data. A set of extrapolated values. |
| guess | Put forward of a guess in spite of possible refutation. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up. |
| guesswork | An estimate based on little or no information. Answering this question will involve you in a certain amount of guesswork. |
| hypothesis | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. The hypothesis that every event has a cause. |
| hypothesize | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. He hypothesized that the black market would naturally die out. |
| inductive | Arising from inductance. Inductive reactance. |
| infer | Conclude by reasoning; in logic. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing. |
| inference | The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation. Researchers are entrusted with drawing inferences from the data. |
| predict | Make a prediction about tell in advance. He predicts that the trend will continue. |
| predictive | Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions. Rules are not predictive of behaviour. |
| presume | Take liberties or act with too much confidence. Two of the journalists went missing and are presumed dead. |
| presuppose | Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand. I presuppose that you have done your work. |
| putative | Purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds. The foundling s putative father. |
| ratiocinate | Form judgements by a process of logic; reason. A tendency to ratiocinate in isolation. |
| ratiocination | Logical and methodical reasoning. |
| reasoning | Endowed with the capacity to reason. He explained the reasoning behind his decision at a media conference. |
| speculate | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. My colleagues speculate about my private life. |
| speculation | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. Speculations about the outcome of the election. |
| speculative | Not based on fact or investigation. Speculative knowledge. |
| suppose | Expect believe or suppose. The procedure supposes that a will has already been proved. |
| supposition | A hypothesis that is taken for granted. They were working on the supposition that his death was murder. |
| surmise | Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. I don t think they re locals she surmised. |
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