as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper
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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less
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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit
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Recent Examples of conjecture
Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Sam Raskin, for contributions to the geometric Langlands program, including the theory of the Whittaker model and the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture in characteristic 0.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
One such poster spent years scraping Hilaria Baldwin’s social-media posts and pulling public documents in order to conjecture that the Baldwins now have about 6,086 square feet in the building and 760 square feet of terrace.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The twin prime conjecture states that there are infinitely many twin primes—prime numbers that are separated by a value of two.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Sam Raskin, for contributions to the geometric Langlands program, including the theory of the Whittaker model and the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture in characteristic 0.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
But that’s what McKay conjectured — for all finite groups.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
One such poster spent years scraping Hilaria Baldwin’s social-media posts and pulling public documents in order to conjecture that the Baldwins now have about 6,086 square feet in the building and 760 square feet of terrace.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
Noun
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My guess is that flip-flops are now mainstream and considered acceptable.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
30 July 2025
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Given Siu's prowess with Asian cuisine, my guess is that each of these traditional dishes will exceed my expectations.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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Smoke estimated that less than 1% of auto loans are of the size that would produce a $10,000 deduction on car loan interest in a year.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The park service estimated the value added to Grand Canyon's regional economy by park visitors was about $582 million in 2023.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger, with Brown’s character flying to Atlanta to find his wife, who was previously assumed dead.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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In Washington, it had long been assumed that Musk and Trump would turn on each other.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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But Margulis took her theory further; in her view, symbiosis was the driving force of evolution, and many entities were likely composites.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Energized by these findings, Harland presented his theory to colleagues.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Verb
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There’s never supposed to be an episode about X political philosophy or X cultural philosophy for the family.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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The rivers are also supposed to represent how the commons area will bring people of different backgrounds together.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Paleontologists suspect terror birds spent most of their time on land, whereas caimans mostly stuck to the water.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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More than 1,500 lead lines are also suspected in Greenwich, one of the state’s wealthiest enclaves.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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It wasn’t written into law, but the markets figured Uncle Sam would come to the rescue if there were trouble.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Jordan Roa and Terrell Baptiste, a transfer from Massachusetts, figure to get most snaps at quarterback.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Other media reports speculate the number of drownings could be closer to a dozen, as of 2017.—
Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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Fans online speculate that each time Paytas gives birth a celebrity dies and is reincarnated as her child.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 July 2025
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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