In any case, you are wrong in your conjecture.
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Conjecture
/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "conjecture" (142 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Noun(10 words)
guesshypothesisspeculationsuppositionsurmiseconjecturingdivinesdutch hypothetischeducated guessingextrapolations
Adjective(1 words)
armchair guesswork
Verb(2 words)
biologize hypothesisfancied
Strong matches (42)
Adjective(2 words)
fancy claimhypothetical proposition
Noun(15 words)
guess basedguess based decisionguessesguessingguessing without evidenceguessworkshazardhunchinghypohypothesizehypothesizinghypothetical modelmaking predictionnorwegian teoretiskposit
Related words (71)
postulationpostulatumpredictpredictionpremisepresumepresumptionpresupposalpresupposepresuppositionpretendpropositionreckonrisk assumingrough guessset of postulatesshotspeculationstabsuggest
Noun(18 words)
presumptionsproposepropositionspeculatespeculate about causesspeculatingspeculative thinkingsuppositionssurmisalsurmisessurmisingsuspectingsuspectssuspiciontheoremtheoretical onlytheoriestheorizing
Adjective(6 words)
Verb(10 words)
speculatespeculatedspeculatesstate a hypothesisstate the hypothesissupposesupposessurmisedtheorisetheorize
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More general
17 entriesabstract thoughtanticipateclaimexpecthypothesisidealogical thinkingopinionpossibilitypropositionreasonreasoningstatementtheorythinkthought
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10 entriesCollocations
11 entriesform a conjecturelogical conjecturemake a conjecturemathematical conjectureopen conjectureplausible conjecturereasonable conjecturesound conjecturestate a conjecturetentative conjecturetest a conjecture
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
We can conjecture that it may be advantageous for a particular bird to be known to its neighbors or its mate.
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The entire public and political debate is based on conjecture, not on fact.
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There was a great deal of conjecture as to what would happen.
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