as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of daresay
And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay, more sophisticated.
—
RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daresay
Verb
-
The wild speculation quickly unfurled, with fans guessing that Gallagher may have been hinting at warm-up gigs or additional dates.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
-
Much of that is thanks to Pearce’s assured direction, which, anticipating when boredom might set in, experiments with mood in order to keep us guessing.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
Verb
-
Sponsors may assume their site partners are ready, only to discover costly delays during study startup.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
-
For present purposes, the Court can assume (as seems likely) that Congress intended to preclude the President (or any subordinate officials acting at his direction) from directing, supervising, or controlling the Corporation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
Verb
-
The aviation website One Mile at a Time reported the United jet made a sharp turn to the left instead of turning right, as it was supposed to.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
-
The video overlay text explained that the group of passengers was headed supposed to be headed from Naples to Atlanta, but their flight was canceled after over seven hours of delays.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
-
Bringing Parsimony To Web Scraping The principle of parsimony, also known as Ockham's razor, says not to presume too much when fewer presumptions are enough to explain something.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
-
Another Bedford soldier was killed elsewhere on Omaha Beach, and three others were presumed killed in action, bringing Bedford’s D-Day fatality figure to 20 men.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Verb
-
One mother thought she was headed to Washington, D.C.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
1 June 2025
-
The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
-
Since Friday, the city and its suburbs have seen federal officers from various agencies face off against protesters who have unsuccessfully tried to stop them from conducting workplace raids or transport people suspected of being in this country illegally to detention facilities.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
-
Kenneth Roth, the man suspected in her slaying as well as several other women’s murders, died of COVID-19 in prison in 2020.—
Stephanie Warsmith,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Daresay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresay. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share