daresay

verb

ˌder-ˈsā How to pronounce daresay (audio)
Definition of daresaynext
as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all

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Recent Examples of daresay And then, there’s the Park Hyatt Tokyo, which reopened last week after a 19-month closure to undergo a very thoughtful, daresay cautious, renovation. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daresay
  1. guess
  2. assume
  3. suppose
  4. presume
  5. think
  6. suspect
Verb
  • The bot loses a point for losing to me and another for guessing in five!
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Logan Wright, the author of Broken China, guesses that growth is now running at no more than 1% — and may even be zero.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of guess
Verb
  • States with higher average benefits would see larger cuts, according to CRFB, whose analysis assumes a 24% across-the-board cut.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Hayden Heights For years, any number of drivers passing the Hayden Heights Library on White Bear Avenue have assumed the boxy, unadorned 1979 building was some form of warehouse or private office, according to library surveys.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of assume
Verb
  • How else are we supposed to make sense of the people and policies shaping life in the best state in the union?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • His eyes are closed and he’s turned to the side for a moment, lost in the process of remembering how exactly he’s supposed to get into one of his big joke sections.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppose
Verb
  • Throughout this process, every arrestee is presumed innocent — and because of that, First Appearance is not about punishment, despite some misconceptions.
    — Corey B. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Until that happens, the case remains unresolved and Tunick remains presumed innocent.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of presume
Verb
  • Part of that will depend on whether Black, whom the new staff thinks has the physical dimensions to be a high-level nose tackle, ends up playing well over the center, which would allow the Steelers at times to shift Benton over.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Guayrá was still covered in a thick mist at that early hour, but the man was out in the middle of the square, looking down into the well and thinking sleepily about something.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of think
Verb
  • But no one suspects Becca, who walks away with an additional seven points, leaping from a tie for last place (with Izzy and Erika) to a clean win, and the fanciest, courtliest, most butterfly-est wig of them all.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Although gang ties to Tupac’s killing had been suspected from the beginning, the search for the killer was long hampered by the refusal of potential eyewitnesses to testify.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspect

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“Daresay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresay. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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