conjecturenoun [ C or U ]
uk/kənˈdʒek.tʃər/us/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof:
There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.
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Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the dark idiom
- approximation
- assumption
- ballpark
- bet
- educated guess
- estimate
- estimation
- guess
- guesstimate
- preception
- preconception
- presumption
- presupposition
- proposition
- propositional
- shot
- supposition
- surmise
- underestimate
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conjectureverb [ I ]
uk/kənˈdʒek.tʃər/us/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/formalto guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof:
We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture.
[ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble.
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Guessing, supposing and suspecting
- approximate
- as much idiom
- call
- consider
- deem
- delusional
- divine
- fall
- jump
- jump to conclusions idiom
- mark
- mark sb down as sth
- misjudge
- pluck
- pluck sth out of the air idiom
- presume
- smell
- speculate
- think
- think of sth/sb
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conjectural
adjective uk/kənˈdʒek.tʃə.rəl/us/kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ.əl/