DARESAID Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

daresaid

verb

past tense of daresay

as in guessed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all

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The bad guy has guessed his secret identity and now holds our hero at gunpoint.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The platforms that come through these periods intact are rarely the ones that guessed the cycle correctly.

— Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessed

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The actress was named a global ambassador to the French luxury fashion house in September 2025, under the creative direction of Jonathan Anderson, who assumed his role with Dior in April 2025.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Fire Marshal responded to the scene and has assumed the investigation, according to Homestead police.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumed

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In my experience, the story is a gap between the people who built the system, the wildly diverse customers it’s supposed to serve and legacy infrastructure that was not designed for a diverse region like Asia Pacific (APAC).

— Wendy Johnstone, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
It wasn’t supposed to be this way for the Royals, who were coming off consecutive winning seasons.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of supposed

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But Grace suspected the predictive software was missing something crucial happening inside the drop.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Sandinista operatives are suspected in a series of shootings, abductions and killings of Nicaraguan exiles in Costa Rica in recent years.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspected

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Chiuri’s runway was encased by a reflective glass structure, which some observers presumed was a device to prevent protester interventions.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Many Charlotteans presumed the coffee bar and lounge that now employs 22 people had simply closed.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of presumed

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Twelve candidates are on the presidential ballot, but only Lula and Bolsonaro are thought to have a real chance of becoming Brazil's next head of state.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Moore said people took to Reddit to discuss Janie, created commentary videos on TikTok and corrected anyone who thought Janie was real in her comment section.

— Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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