Synonyms of guessing

guessing 1 of 2

noun

as in speculation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speculation
• theory
• guesswork
• hypothesis
• hypothetical
• guess
• thesis
• dead reckoning
• intuition
• conjecture
• hunch
• surmise
• belief
• supposition
• shot
• faith

guessing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of guess

1

as in assuming

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assuming
• suspecting
• thinking
• supposing
• speculating
• presuming
• surmising
• imagining
• conjecturing
• believing
• suspicioning
• inferring
• deducing
• expecting
• daresaying
• concluding
• hypothesizing
• theorizing
• gathering
• judging
• reckoning
• conceiving
• hypothecating
• taking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proving
• establishing
• demonstrating
• documenting
• determining
• learning
• ascertaining
• validating
• finding out
• substantiating

2

as in estimating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimating
• figuring
• calculating
• supposing
• making
• gauging
• judging
• putting
• reckoning
• conjecturing
• placing
• calling
• understanding
• concluding
• reasoning
• gaging
• extrapolating
• inferring
• deducing
• gathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

3

as in thinking

to have as an opinion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinking
• believing
• considering
• figuring
• imagining
• feeling
• supposing
• judging
• deeming
• assuming
• conceiving
• holding
• perceiving
• reckoning
• regarding
• allowing
• depending
• viewing
• relying
• accepting
• presuming
• esteeming
• trusting
• surmising
• inferring
• concluding
• deducing
• presupposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioning
• suspecting
• doubting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving