as in guesses
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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as in estimates
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 assumes
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 conjectures
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
There’s no end to conjectures about William Shakespeare’s life because there isn’t all that much definitive Shakespeareana to rake over.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectures
Noun
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Hilton hasn’t announced the pooch's name just yet, but fans offered up their guesses in the comments of her Instagram and TikTok posts.—
Marissa G. Muller,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The auction house has high hopes for the over-the-top hypercar and estimates that its gavel price could reach into eight-figure territory.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nix estimates property values will be up by 13-25%.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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One assumes this exhibit was planned way in advance of that all-consuming conservative wave that no curator can now get out of their mind.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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At first Freud assumes that the scene at the lake might be the site of the psychic trauma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of the theories postulates that the ribbon represents a group of particles that somehow leaked from the heliosphere and bounced around interstellar space before returning to the Solar System.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ron Slater, the film's resident stoner who has interesting theories about George and Martha Washington, was played by Rory Cochrane.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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As for the tourney’s final broadcast, NBC figures the lazy Sunday allure of afternoon channel surfing should help lure viewers to the links during breaks in the NFL action.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the end, no matter who tries to establish the terms of engagement, this Ryder Cup figures to be the biggest, loudest, most tumultuous golf tournament ever played.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Conjectures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectures. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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