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guesswork

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Synonyms and Antonyms of guesswork

the act or process of finding an answer by guessing

This book takes the guesswork out of buying a home.

Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of guesswork

conjecture, generalization, guess, inference, speculation, surmise

hypothesis, proposition, supposition, theory, thesis

assumption, concession, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, theorem

proffer, proposal, suggestion

feeling, hunch, impression, inkling, notion, suspicion

abstraction, concept, conception, construct

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of guesswork

assurance, certainty, fact, knowledge

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