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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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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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
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Whatever secrets the Carruthers still held — how the ship sank, what the last moments might have been like for the crew and who might be still aboard — would remain locked away and left to conjecture.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
But that’s what McKay conjectured—for all finite groups.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Zoomed-in photos of the president during an Oval Office appearance on Aug. 22 show the back of one of his hands with a section of skin covered in light foundation makeup, which has sparked conjecture among social media users.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Whatever secrets the Carruthers still held — how the ship sank, what the last moments might have been like for the crew and who might be still aboard — would remain locked away and left to conjecture.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
But Woodin conjectured that the first option — that V is nicely structured, with a definable tower of cardinals — is correct.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
But that’s what McKay conjectured—for all finite groups.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
Noun
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When that might be, though, is anyone’s guess.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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My best guess is that the Jets run Stanley and Schenn on the third pair, based on games played and time on ice per game last season.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a shutdown could furlough roughly 750,000 federal workers each day, depriving them of about $400 million in wages daily.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Researchers estimate that advances in screening account for about one-quarter of the drop in breast cancer deaths, while improved treatments are responsible for the other three-quarters.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Are you supposed to dampen parchment paper?—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Basketball’s supposed to be fun.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Police spoke with the owner of Merchants Refrigeration, who suspected Arfsten, an employee, may have been involved in the incident.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Although the fire is suspected to be human-caused, there is no information available on the exact action that triggered it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The attendance figures that MLB and other sports leagues publicize typically represent the number of tickets teams sell, not the number of people who actually show up to games.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Browns need to figure that out about both Gabriel and Sanders by the end of the year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Investors continued to speculate over the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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To explain these distortions, experts speculate that the figures served as fertility talismans—designed to maximize those parts of the body that evolution has encoded us to see as signs of optimal child-bearers.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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