SURMISE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SURMISE?

Need another word that means the same as “surmise”? Find 49 synonyms and 30 related words for “surmise” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Surmise” are: suspect, guess, conjecture, deduce, infer, come to the conclusion, conclude, theorize, speculate, glean, divine, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, opinion, view, viewpoint, point of view, attitude, stance, stand, standpoint, position, perspective, contention, conviction, judgement, thinking, way of thinking, thought, idea, theory, thesis, interpretation, assumption, presumption, postulation, conclusion, deduction, inference, notion, impression, sense, feeling, fancy, hunch

Surmise as a Noun

Definitions of "Surmise" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “surmise” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.
• A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

Synonyms of "Surmise" as a noun (38 Words)

assumption	A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. He acquired all the company s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company s debts.
attitude	A theatrical pose created for effect. The boy was standing in an attitude of despair.
conclusion	The act of making up your mind about something. The conclusion of a business deal.
conjecture	An unproven mathematical or scientific theorem. A matter for conjecture.
contention	An assertion, especially one maintained in argument. The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries.
conviction	A final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. She had been speaking for some five minutes with force and conviction.
deduction	Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied. The detective must uncover the murderer by deduction from facts.
fancy	A small iced cake. Pony carts went round the racecourse loaded with the fancy.
feeling	The sensation of touching or being touched by a particular thing. She says I have a feeling for medicine.
guess	An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing. My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum.
hunch	A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact. The hunch of his back.
hypothesis	A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. The hypothesis that every event has a cause.
idea	(in Platonic thought) an eternally existing pattern of which individual things in any class are imperfect copies. I took a job with the idea of getting some money together.
impression	An impressionistic portrayal of a person. Police issued an artist s impression of the attacker.
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. It seemed a fair inference that such books would be grouped together.
interpretation	An explanation that results from interpreting something. This action is open to a number of interpretations.
judgement	The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision. The events of last week are a judgement on us for our sinful ways.
notion	A general inclusive concept. I had no notion of what her words meant.
opinion	A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. The solicitor took counsel s opinion.
perspective	The relation of two figures in the same plane, such that pairs of corresponding points lie on concurrent lines, and corresponding lines meet in collinear points. Most guidebook history is written from the editor s perspective.
point of view	The gun muzzle’s direction.
position	A proposition laid down or asserted a tenet or assertion. She retired from her position as marketing director.
postulation	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	A kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming. His presumption was intolerable.
sense	Relating to or denoting a coding sequence of nucleotides complementary to an antisense sequence. A good sense of timing.
speculation	Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature. He was a millionaire from speculations on the stock market.
stance	The way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture. The party is changing its stance on Europe.
stand	The place where someone typically stands or sits. She took her stand in front of the desks.
standpoint	An attitude to a particular issue. She writes on religion from the standpoint of a believer.
supposition	A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis. Their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay.
surmisal	A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
theory	An idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. Darwin s theory of evolution.
thesis	An unstressed syllable or part of a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse. A doctoral thesis.
thinking	A person’s ideas or opinions. I am wrap d in dismal thinkings.
thought	The action or process of thinking. Sophie sat deep in thought.
view	Purpose the phrase with a view to means with the intention of or for the purpose of. An aerial view of the military earthworks.
viewpoint	A person’s opinion or point of view. I do try to put over our viewpoint.
way of thinking	Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.

Usage Examples of "Surmise" as a noun

• Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed.
• All these observations remain surmise.

Surmise as a Verb

Definitions of "Surmise" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “surmise” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Infer from incomplete evidence.
• Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
• Imagine to be the case or true or probable.

Synonyms of "Surmise" as a verb (11 Words)

come to the conclusion	Extend or reach.
conclude	Decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion. They concluded an economic agreement.
conjecture	(in textual criticism) propose (a reading). Many conjectured that the jury could not agree.
deduce	Conclude by reasoning; in logic. He cannot deduce his descent wholly by heirs male.
divine	Perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers. He claimed he could divine underground water.
glean	Gather (leftover grain) after a harvest. The conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential.
guess	Guess correctly solve by guessing. I guess I d better tell you everything.
infer	Reason by deduction; establish by deduction. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing.
speculate	Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence. He didn t look as though he had the money to speculate in shares.
suspect	Doubt the genuineness or truth of. She suspected that he might be bluffing.
theorize	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. He theorized that the atolls marked the sites of vanished volcanoes.

Usage Examples of "Surmise" as a verb

• He surmised that something must be wrong.
• ‘I don't think they're locals,’ she surmised.
• I surmised that the butler did it.

Associations of "Surmise" (30 Words)

anticipatory	In anticipation. An anticipatory flash of excitement.
assume	Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. When will the new President assume office.
assuming	Arrogant or presumptuous. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide.
assumption	Arrogance or presumption. Your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted.
conjecture	(in textual criticism) propose (a reading). A matter for conjecture.
estimate	Judge tentatively or form an estimate of quantities or time. At a rough estimate staff are recycling a quarter of paper used.
expect	Consider obligatory request and expect. I m expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed.
expectancy	An expectation. An indicator of expectancy in development.
expectation	The feeling that something is about to happen. Students had high expectations for their future.
extrapolate	Gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating. It is always dangerous to extrapolate from a sample.
guess	Guess correctly solve by guessing. I guess I d better tell you everything.
guesswork	The process or results of guessing. Answering this question will involve you in a certain amount of guesswork.
hypothesis	A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. A scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory.
hypothesize	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. To be able to hypothesize is important.
inductive	Of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion. Inductive to the sin of Eve.
infer	Guess correctly; solve by guessing. From these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing.
inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. His emphasis on order and health and by inference cleanliness.
predict	Make a prediction about tell in advance. It is too early to predict a result.
predictive	Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions. Predictive accuracy.
presume	Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability. The argument presumes that only one person can do the work.
presumption	An inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed. The presumption of innocence.
presuppose	Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition. Your argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power.
putative	Generally considered or reputed to be. The foundling s putative father.
ratiocinate	Reason methodologically and logically. A tendency to ratiocinate in isolation.
ratiocination	The proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism.
reasoning	The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way. He explained the reasoning behind his decision at a media conference.
speculate	Invest at a risk. My colleagues speculate about my private life.
speculation	A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence. These are only speculations.
suppose	Take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand. I m supposed to be meeting someone at the airport.
supposition	A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis. They were working on the supposition that his death was murder.