as in guesses
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 assumes
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 surmises
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the study, Ned correctly surmises that Colum riled Dougal up into beating Malcolm so that Colum could be seen as the cooler head/better leader.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmises
Noun
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Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Others ventured guesses as to where the wedding would take place.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Dealing with someone who constantly assumes the worst can be challenging.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The model assumes that a neural circuit exists in each body segment along the spinal cord.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead, Romańczyk speculates that endoscopists became so used to looking for the green box that when the technology was no longer there, the specialists did not have that cue to pay attention to certain areas.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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While multiple couples reportedly leave the show together, Reality Steve speculates that one couple gets engaged and may win the cash prize.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Skovronsky thinks that pills could eventually become the primary way that obesity is treated around the world, and that oral drugs could have a larger market share than injectables.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hank, in attempting to save himself, starts to act out a stereotype of his own, the Western loner who presumes to take on a hero’s mantle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Currently, Ditiu suspects that countries are on track for something around the moderate scenario, where 268,000 additional people could die by 2030.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Foster suspects that Denver Water might have been overtaken by events, specifically the premiums the team was willing to pay.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Surmises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmises. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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