Synonyms of guessing

guessing 1 of 2

noun

as in speculation

Related 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
• making
• supposing
• judging
• gauging
• putting
• reckoning
• conjecturing
• placing
• calling
• understanding
• reasoning
• concluding
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guessing

Noun

Meanwhile, performances by Mikey Madison and Jack Quaid are dramatic and compelling, always keeping the viewer second-guessing. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

Late arriving crowds are part of the LA sports experience, even at USC, because getting places in LA is an unpredictable guessing game. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

At first glance, the second-guessing commenced as Leading Change had only two career starts to his credit. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The tour kicked off in Los Angeles as part of the Netflix Is a Joke Fest, with each stop featuring a different guessing game created for each market. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

The trick is to avoid second-guessing, worrying, griping or doing other things that waste time, according to Schore. — CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

In addition to being a fun interactive guessing game, the company said the cookie lover who guesses the flavor correctly will win a $25,000 grand prize. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Moving in together won’t guarantee a perfect relationship, but honest conversations before and after the boxes are unpacked can make sharing a home feel more like a partnership than a guessing game. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

Verb

Royal Therapy was created for sleepers who are tired of guessing. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Given that, markets are in guessing mode on which option the Fed will circle in later this month. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Instead of guessing the right prompt keywords, a user can simply instruct the model to track the camera left, soften the lighting or maintain a character's expression across different scenes. — Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Here’s guessing the new Angels stadium will be nicer, and surrounded by the sort of commercial baseball village sprouting up all over the major leagues. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Weigh food with a kitchen scale rather than guessing with a scoop. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Not Netflix‘s The Whisper Man, though, which doesn’t need the extra time and sails by in under two hours as a movie in a pulsating pace that keeps us engaged and guessing from beginning to end. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Their performances keep the audience guessing about both characters until Holloway finally brings the pieces together in a tremendously satisfying finale. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Kubiak apparently wants to keep Cousins and rookie Fernando Mendoza guessing about their status on the depth chart. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026