as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
my surmise is that the couple's "good news" is the announcement that they are going to have a baby
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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter
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Recent Examples of surmise
Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Instead, Rodrigues and Ohlrogge surmise, the glut of retail investors are probably not showing up for the vote.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2022
Julie Coleman, CNBC, 9 June 2025
In both areas, the rooms’ furnishings, from the coffee tables to cocoon-like headboards, are curved, a reference, general manager Jordi Compte Stevens surmises, to the sinuous geometry of Priorat’s landscapes.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Noun
One surmise is that the syndrome is caused by residual viral debris that continues to activate and/or exhaust the immune system.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Instead, Rodrigues and Ohlrogge surmise, the glut of retail investors are probably not showing up for the vote.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
Much of Wall Street has soured on Apple, Cramer surmised, noting a dip in enthusiasm at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 9 June 2025
In both areas, the rooms’ furnishings, from the coffee tables to cocoon-like headboards, are curved, a reference, general manager Jordi Compte Stevens surmises, to the sinuous geometry of Priorat’s landscapes.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmise
Noun
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My guess is that in the next few years a number of them will not and will be gone.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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So my guess is that policymaking as usual will not be sufficient to deal with the underlying discontent that is driving the rise of Reform.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
Verb
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President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – assuming the version Senate Republicans passed on Tuesday becomes law–would cut the legs out from under the renewable energy industry.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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So in those circumstances the viewer would, of course, assume that that was that real person’s genitals.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Verb
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However, the two have faced complications during what’s supposed to be a pretty easy process, leading them to believe the source of the problems is King Charles.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 July 2025
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Her answer was presumably supposed to justify her vote.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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When four top film studio musicians formed the Hollywood String Quartet in the late 1930s, its name was presumed an oxymoron.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The Iguana is presumed retired, having not made a peep in over a year.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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“Surmise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmise. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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