1
as in assumes
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
as in estimates
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
as in thinks
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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as in theories
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess
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Recent Examples of guesses
Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Anyone who guesses the date the snow pile will be fully melted can win a $20 Freedom card, good for a few train rides.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
There will be times when Bader guesses right and takes a good pass and hits a lineout.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Ho Jin is visibly un-enthused, and Uncle guesses Mu Hee has given him an unfavourable impression of them.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Whoever guesses the suspect and motive with the most accuracy receives a cash prize.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Paul Tan guesses it might be offered elsewhere with a range of diesel powertrains, and perhaps those will bring a bit more grunt.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
In a set-up to a bit about his love for infomercials, Seinfeld asked the crowd to shout out guesses for his all-time favorite television show.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Call them my best guesses based on a combination of team need, my sense for team leanings and amateur scouting department preferences, the consensus and my info gathering.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 May 2026
For that reason, avian influenza was one of her initial guesses as to the cause of the illnesses.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Without it, recommendations are guesses.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
So the silence gets filled with fear and guesses.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
Brown rejected guesses of Tony Parker and Mark Jackson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
In addition, however, many pitched their guesses as to who the governor was referring to, providing a pretty solid lists of potential candidates for coronation.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Seitz guesses this is what drew Audree in.
—Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Anyone who guesses the date the snow pile will be fully melted can win a $20 Freedom card, good for a few train rides.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
There will be times when Bader guesses right and takes a good pass and hits a lineout.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Ho Jin is visibly un-enthused, and Uncle guesses Mu Hee has given him an unfavourable impression of them.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Whoever guesses the suspect and motive with the most accuracy receives a cash prize.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Paul Tan guesses it might be offered elsewhere with a range of diesel powertrains, and perhaps those will bring a bit more grunt.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
In a set-up to a bit about his love for infomercials, Seinfeld asked the crowd to shout out guesses for his all-time favorite television show.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Call them my best guesses based on a combination of team need, my sense for team leanings and amateur scouting department preferences, the consensus and my info gathering.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 May 2026
For that reason, avian influenza was one of her initial guesses as to the cause of the illnesses.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Without it, recommendations are guesses.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
So the silence gets filled with fear and guesses.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
Brown rejected guesses of Tony Parker and Mark Jackson.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
In addition, however, many pitched their guesses as to who the governor was referring to, providing a pretty solid lists of potential candidates for coronation.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesses
Verb
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Near the beginning of the film, the aging Marcus Aurelius is murdered by Commodus, who assumes the throne.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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An actor hired by Vought assumes the masked identity of Black Noir in subsequent seasons.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
Verb
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The company estimates that severance and other restructuring will cost between $140 million and $150 million for 2026.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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However, the opening bid is set at $1 million, and the auction house estimates that the historic gold nugget will realize between $3 million and $7 million, not including the buyer’s premium.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Everybody thinks this man had a heart attack, or some preëxisting condition.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Most earlier theories assumed Ganymede formed hot, allowing heavy metallic material to rapidly sink inward and create a core early in its history.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine.—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Although the wine mom has certain advantages for effecting political change in an age of hyperpolitics, one still suspects that the commonest usage of the term is rooted in reflexive, sexist disdain.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
Verb
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King figures to get ample opportunity to show off his dual-threat skills during the Hall of Fame preseason game in Canton, Ohio.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Butler, hiring alum Ronald Nored after Thad Matta’s retirement, figures to have some tough sledding ahead after losing stars Finley Bizjack to West Virginia and Michael Ajayi to the NBA Draft and could see another year in the basement as the rest of the league rises.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, actor Victor Colicchio — who lived at the Chelsea Hotel and was in and out of the room on the night of the murder — believes that Vicious wouldn't have killed his girlfriend.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Obama believes norms that prevent the expansion of executive power may need to be codified into law.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Like an enzyme that works as a catalyst to speed up a chemical reaction, collaboration ignites new ideas for conjectures.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The project grew out of group head Ido Kaminer’s 2019 Ramanujan Machine, an AI bot that seeks out new conjectures for calculating mathematical constants.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Guesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesses. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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