as in speculative
existing only as an assumption or speculation
a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information
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Recent Examples of conjectural
Who has Scooter Braun managed? Without confirmation from artists, their teams, or Braun himself, changes to Braun’s roster are conjectural.
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Massimo Marioni,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2023
Both of these Elizabeths are conjectural.
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Vulture,
8 Sep. 2022
That's still highly conjectural.
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Anchorage Daily News,
17 June 2020
But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).
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Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2010
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Massimo Marioni,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2023
Both of these Elizabeths are conjectural.
—
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2022
That's still highly conjectural.
—
Anchorage Daily News,
17 June 2020
But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).
—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2010
See All Example Sentences for conjectural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectural
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Whether such an android would have a soul or be self-aware, Lee said that's more speculative.
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Their investment materials include the typical warnings, that positions can be illiquid, speculative and difficult to value.
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China has ratcheted up pressure on Tokyo after comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in November that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo, which drew criticism from Beijing.
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The workshop’s facilitators posed a series of hypothetical adversarial actions, or vignettes, to the participants.
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When people see that scams can be built around them specifically, security habits stop feeling theoretical and start feeling necessary.
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After machine learning identified promising candidates, researchers verified them through theoretical calculations before synthesizing and experimentally confirming the materials.
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“Conjectural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectural. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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