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noun

kən-ˈjek-chər How to pronounce conjecture (audio)
Definition of conjecturenext
as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper

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verb

1
as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less

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2
as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit

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Recent Examples of conjecture
Noun
After weeks of such conjecture, multiple outlets as well as South Florida Sun Sentinel sources now say that Celtics’ forward Jaylen Brown is on the table in trade talks, with the notion of adding more than draft capital as a Milwaukee Bucks focus. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet. — Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
Or, in some cases with Goodman, might lie within the realm of fantasy, delusion, and conjecture? — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conjecture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
  1. guess
  2. estimate
  3. assume
  4. theory
  5. figure
  6. suppose
  7. calculate
  8. suspect
Noun
  • Anna’s guess comes closest, and Ify’s is furthest, which Sam punctuates via the first instance of the song that defines this episode.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Whether the Cubs will bring in as many as three pitchers — maybe a starter and two relievers — is anyone’s guess.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of guess
Verb
  • VanFleet, 29, said three contractors quoted about $40,000 to replace the home’s rotting siding and aging windows, while another estimated $6,000 to install a basic heating and cooling unit.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Taken together, the commission estimates around 45% of dementia cases globally are potentially modifiable if these risks are addressed.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of estimate
Verb
  • But real estate insiders say the corporation also assumes risk by taking on a distressed asset.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • In their investigation of the incident, Virginia regulators alleged The Vero had failed to assume responsibility for the health, safety, and well-being of its residents.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
Definition of assume
Noun
  • One theory is that English and European voices provide an air of authority, even legitimacy, to a sport which, while embraced by millions in America, is still ‘foreign’, certainly when compared to NFL, baseball and basketball.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Speculation was rife; one unproven theory was that someone had heated the sensor with a hairdryer.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of theory
Verb
  • While the crowd figures to root for McIlroy, Fitzpatrick gives the group a home-nation angle as an Englishman.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • Seeing Trout again, this time as an All-Star, figures to be a big moment for all the people in his circle.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 July 2026
Definition of figure
Verb
  • The roadway expansion was originally supposed to start in 2024.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The system was generally supposed to show where a person was being held within seventy-two hours of his arrival at a new facility.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of suppose
Verb
  • If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship to select countries in September 2026, and delivery costs will be calculated once the campaign ends (free for orders from the US, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and EU).
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, most people are far more likely to run into questions of budgeting and investing than, say, calculating the area of a triangle (some professions aside).
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
Definition of calculate
Verb
  • Police said that suspect information, a motive and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Hu Haijun, the director of the Shanxi Bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, the government’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Monday evening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
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