SECOND-GUESS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

second-guess

verb

Definition of second-guess

as in to outguess

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as in to speculate (about)

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Recent Examples of second-guess Sure, both stocks are up about 15% since our April sale, but Bristol's got way too many roadblocks coming up for us to second-guess ourselves. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Summary Making major decisions is often followed by unexpected doubt, as leaders second-guess their choices. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The school supply aisle has a way of making parents second-guess everything. — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026 These communications, Kroger said, led C&S to second-guess the initial agreement, creating a domino effect and prompting the Washington court to block the sale. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for second-guess

Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guess

Verb

No one knows for sure, and older investors are often better served by accepting that uncertainty rather than trying to outguess it.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
With the right guardrails in place, investors don't have to outguess the market.

— Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025

Definition of outguess

Verb

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration analyzed 2017 data on diving tourism around artificial and natural reefs.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
In the past year alone, his department, among the largest in the country, has analyzed nearly 18,000 of these works.

— Kelley Engelbrecht, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of analyze

Verb

Opponents counter that 16- and 17-year-olds are too young to make reasoned electoral choices and easily could be manipulated by adults.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
That clue and the cross on the coffin led the researchers to reason that the skeleton probably belonged to an important man, most likely the abbot of Westminster.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of reason

Verb

The Russells, meanwhile, are still grappling with John Rockefeller, who continues to outmaneuver George’s increasingly desperate business strategizing.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Without his wife by his side, George, so confident in his business dealings and so adept at outmaneuvering the old-money elites whose hold on American enterprise is loosening, is unmoored.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of outmaneuver

Verb

At its heart is a figure shaped like a mountain which is believed to be the god Yúcahu.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Investigators believe Suarez, 28, was likely the victim of a random attack when she was stabbed in the neck on a bike trail along the Shore Parkway Greenway promenade off the Belt Parkway near Canton Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026