surmise

English Thesaurus

1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	opinion, view,
definition	:	a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	divination,
definition	:	successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck (noun.communication)

2. infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	deduce, deduct, derive, infer,
definition	:	reason by deduction; establish by deduction (verb.cognition)

3. imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	guess, hazard, pretend, venture,
definition	:	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)

4. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

derivation	:	guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think,
definition	:	expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize,
definition	:	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge,
definition	:	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	surmise,
definition	:	infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	guess, hazard, pretend, venture,
definition	:	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)

derivation	:	say, suppose,
definition	:	express a supposition (verb.communication)

derivation	:	surmise, suspect,
definition	:	imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)

derivation	:	speculate,
definition	:	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

5. infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise,
definition	:	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

6. imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hunch, intuition, suspicion,
definition	:	an impression that something might be the case (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise,
definition	:	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

7. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

derivation	:	guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think,
definition	:	expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize,
definition	:	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge,
definition	:	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	surmise,
definition	:	infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	guess, hazard, pretend, venture,
definition	:	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)

derivation	:	say, suppose,
definition	:	express a supposition (verb.communication)

derivation	:	surmise, suspect,
definition	:	imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)

derivation	:	speculate,
definition	:	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

8. infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise,
definition	:	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

9. imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hunch, intuition, suspicion,
definition	:	an impression that something might be the case (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise,
definition	:	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)