daresays

verb

present tense third-person singular of daresay
as in assumes
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 Synonyms for daresays
  1. assumes
  2. guesses
  3. supposes
  4. suspects
  5. thinks
  6. presumes
Verb
  • The board last week passed a budget plan that assumes the $150 million will be coming and relies upon it, despite no promise from Springfield that it can be covered.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Defense Department said in its estimate the cost assumes there will be an average of 2,500 National Guard members in Washington through January 2029.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumes
Verb
  • Do not retreat into hints and hope someone guesses correctly.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • What counts the most will be the moves of the Big Player, guesses about those moves, and guesses about those guesses.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of guesses
Verb
  • But that view wrongly supposes that Abundance was meant to be its own electoral lane.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Of course, this pre-supposes that Salah looks to leave Europe this summer as a free agent.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of supposes
Verb
  • Lamming suspects that regular exercise, perhaps by using protein to build strong healthy muscles, helps protect people like athletes from the negative health effects associated with a protein-rich diet.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone who suspects human trafficking can contact Florida’s trafficking hotline at 1-855-FLA-SAFE.
    — Eric Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspects
Verb
  • The second time, Ghaida thinks the Israelis may have made a mistake.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The other side thinks that landing an elite star that was recently the Best Player at the World Cup is a no brainer, with the chance to twist the knife into Real Madrid also too good to pass up.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinks
Verb
  • Businesses need to make investments in automated containment, behavior-centric detection, and ongoing validation that presumes attackers will act independently.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • One presumes that this parent is also constantly looking at her phone.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Definition of presumes
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“Daresays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresays. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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