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(Entry 1 of 2)

as in alleged, assumed

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guessed

verb

past tense of guess

Synonyms & Antonyms of guessed (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to form an opinion from little or no evidence

though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner

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2 to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left

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3 to have as an opinion

I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing

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allowed
[chiefly Southern & Midland],
believed,
conceived,
considered,
deemed,
esteemed,
felt,
figured,
held,
imagined,
judged,
reckoned
[chiefly dialect],
supposed,
thought

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