1
as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner
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2
as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left
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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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as in suspected
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Recent Examples of guessed
Grace Raynor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Few would have guessed that the guardians of whiskey and beer would be the ones showing us the way into the THC future.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Who would’ve guessed Jersey vibes and Oasis vibes would be so … cuddly and buoyant?
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Many others guessed that the note was the result of the sender being enrolled in a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program, specifically referring to step nine, where the person is encouraged to make amends.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Orlando keeper Pedro Gallese guessed correctly, but Messi cranked the ball into the lower right corner.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Only one-quarter correctly guessed the average annual benefit, which falls between $20,000 and $30,000.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Fallon, 50, incorrectly guessed that Qualley's claim was false.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Who could have guessed that a weekly entertainment magazine born at the dawn of The Simpsons and CD-ROMs would go on to become its own cultural touchstone?
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
So Nick flew by himself on a United Airlines flight that Wil guessed contained more packages than humans.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Few would have guessed that the guardians of whiskey and beer would be the ones showing us the way into the THC future.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Who would’ve guessed Jersey vibes and Oasis vibes would be so … cuddly and buoyant?
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Many others guessed that the note was the result of the sender being enrolled in a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program, specifically referring to step nine, where the person is encouraged to make amends.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Orlando keeper Pedro Gallese guessed correctly, but Messi cranked the ball into the lower right corner.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Only one-quarter correctly guessed the average annual benefit, which falls between $20,000 and $30,000.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Fallon, 50, incorrectly guessed that Qualley's claim was false.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Who could have guessed that a weekly entertainment magazine born at the dawn of The Simpsons and CD-ROMs would go on to become its own cultural touchstone?
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
Verb
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Some might have assumed at first that this woman was just an influencer dabbling in rap.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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And Lupita wants people to know her feelings about Daniel are the opposite of what some fans assumed based on a long-running joke about not liking him.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The vaccines are estimated to prevented 38 million deaths among people born between 2000 and 2030 in 98 low and middle-income countries, according to the CDC.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is a chronic lack of supply across the country, estimated by some experts to be between 4 and 7 million homes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, in the wake of his death, the right is arguing in private and in public — on X, on podcasts, and in anonymous comments — over what Kirk really thought about Israel.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But right now, Astorino said, CEOs who thought their jobs would be like driving on a three-lane road are instead finding themselves on a 12-lane highway in a warzone.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The judges also clarified that their ruling did not prevent the government from using other immigration or national security statutes to remove suspected terrorists.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The thing is that vibe coding is presumably supposed to be a widely adaptable approach to producing programs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The coronal hole had a negative polarity that wasn't supposed to give us big geomagnetic storms or subsequent auroras, Skov explained.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The offense, under McDaniels, will continue to morph its identity week-to-week, and the coaches simply figured that running a store-brand version of a Shanahan offense was their best course against a bad Dolphins defense.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sailing stripes figured as a tank dresses and sleeveless collared shirts.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Messages Robinson is believed to have sent on Discord stated a need to retrieve a rifle from a pick-up point, leaving the rifle in a bush, watching the area where a rifle was left and having wrapped the rifle in a towel, according to the affidavit.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The driver of the SUV was transported to an area hospital with injuries police believed to be not life-threatening.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guessed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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