Synonyms of surmised

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adjective

as in guessed

Related Words

• guessed
• assumed
• presumed
• alleged
• suspected
• conjectured
• justifiable
• excusable
• warrantable
• defensible
• vindicable
• demonstrable
• well-founded
• provable
• documentable
• verifiable
• certifiable
• empirical
• checkable
• confirmable
• supportable
• sustainable

Dissimilar Words

• unsustainable
• unverifiable
• unprovable
• debatable
• unsupportable
• insupportable
• indemonstrable
• disputable
• refutable
• disprovable

surmised

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verb

past tense of surmise

as in assumed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guessed
• assumed
• thought
• suspected
• supposed
• speculated
• presumed
• imagined
• conjectured
• believed
• suspicioned
• concluded
• deduced
• inferred
• expected
• daresaid
• hypothesized
• theorized
• gathered
• conceived
• reckoned
• judged
• hypothecated
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• established
• demonstrated
• proved
• documented
• determined
• learned
• ascertained
• validated
• substantiated
• found out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surmised

Verb

In a recent survey of the state of twee music, Mason Mann, a member of Josephine’s Next Million Miles—a newer act that owes a lot to the homespun indie pop of the ’80s and ’90s—surmised that the core of the genre was not joy, but pain. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, it also might be surmised that the discretion has been out of respect for Simmons, who still is just 23 years old and whose pace of return ultimately is his story to tell. — Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Without the duties, the writers surmised that the price of those same goods would have fallen by 1 percent early this year. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

The scientists surmised that this occurs because lunar dirt, called regolith, that piled up around the crater as a result of the impact is less dense and therefore less able to retain heat. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Pape surmised a major reason the players push through the pain is to not disappoint Theis. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2026

The researchers surmised that the diets people ate in countries like Italy, Greece and Croatia had a protective effect on their hearts. — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 25 Aug. 2026

Despite the middling score in the economic category, WalletHub’s analysis surmised that Fremont’s happiness is bolstered by its high share (nearly 80%) of households with an income above $75,000. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

One rival executive who has spoken with Preller recently surmised that the initial ask would be at least two top-100 prospects. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 23 July 2026