conjecturing

verb

present participle of conjecture
1
as in estimating
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 guessing
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 conjecturing The moment prompted extensive online speculation, with some social media users and commentators conjecturing that his words may have been critical or disrespectful. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecturing
  1. estimating
  2. guessing
  3. calculating
  4. assuming
  5. figuring
  6. supposing
  7. making
  8. speculating
Verb
  • At the same time, Alphabet raised its full-year capital expenditure forecast, estimating that full-year capex will reach between $195 billion and $205 billion.
    — , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Spain's interior ministry released its own figures shortly after Vivas spoke Friday, estimating that some 50,000 people had crossed from Morocco since Thursday.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Competitive Wordle Score The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Deliberate ambiguity increases uncertainty by keeping opponents guessing.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of guessing
Verb
  • Waterford’s zoning board rejected that plan, with some commissioners calculating it could have opened the door to as many as 1,500 apartments.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The judge will sort that out at an evidentiary hearing in September before calculating the final interest award.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • The advice about not following your kids is often about not abandoning your life and support systems and assuming your kids will fill in the gaps.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Arguably the subsequent doubling was due to a combination of surging Chinese demand and momentum trading, but even assuming that, the market tightness after the war ended kept prices on a long upward trajectory, not a rocket launch.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of assuming
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  • At the time of the trade, Abel was an almost perfect combination of big-league readiness and long-term upside — a first-round pick who seemed to be figuring things out in the upper levels.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The pair collaborated nearly daily, and Apple’s culture prioritized people committed to figuring something out over those who cited technical limitations, former staff said.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Definition of supposing
Verb
  • Mint Julep Experiences has built its business around making those trips easy, and the new Buffalo Bus gives travelers a straightforward way to visit one of Kentucky's most famous distilleries without having to worry about logistics.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • People making folk music around the world have a nonprofit based in Kansas City to thank for improving their odds of scoring a Grammy Award next year.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • All that may be a mystery for the future, but worth speculating about because the Jays’ biggest opening post-deadline is in center field.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Finally, founders may dare to stop speculating about the future and start inventing it.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculating

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