Guess

/ɡɛs/

Synonyms for "guess" (275 found)

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Closest matches (55)

Noun(12 words)

conjecture speculation surmise approximate approximation assume betbrute forcechance ofconjecturesdead reckoningdivines

Verb(6 words)

suppose approximate assume assumed conjecture divined

account asanswer appraise appreciate ascribe assess assume assumptionbe afraidbelieveblind bargainblind guessbold conjectureborderline casebottom callcast a horoscopecast a nativitychance class

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clear upconceive conclude conjecture consider contingency crack daresay debug decide decipher decode deduce deem disentangle divine

Adjective(1 words)

biological experiment

Strong matches (83)

Noun(18 words)

diviningeducated guessingestimate estimatesestimates market priceestimationestimation senseguessing guesstimate guesstimates guesswork guestimate hazard hazards hunches hunching hypothesis idea

do dopedope outdouble contingencydowse for wateresteem estimate estimation evaluate expect expectation explain fancy fathom feel feeling figurefigure outfind outfind the answer

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find the solutionforebode forecast foresee foretellform an estimatefortune tellfortune-tell gamble gauge getget rightgive a guessgive an appreciationguess rightguesstimate guesswork hariolatehave a hunchhave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave ithave the ideahazard a conjecturehit ithit the nail on the headholdhold ashunch hypothesis hypothesize idea ideal imagine inference interpret

Verb(8 words)

estimate figured gauge hazard hypothesize imagine infer intuit

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Verb(15 words)

intuited intuits judge measuring opine pretend reckon reckons speculate speculates surmise surmisedtake a stabthink venture

Noun(19 words)

intuitingmaking predictionreckon sene shot speculatespeculate about causesspeculating supposesuppose yousupposition suppositions surmisal surmises surmising suspectstheory changedtheory onlytime consuming guesswork

judge judgementlook upon asmaintainmake a predictionmake a prognosismake a prophecymake an estimationmake outmark measureopen questionopen the lockopine perhapspiece of guessworkpig in a pokeplumb postulate predict

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prediction prefigure presage presume presumption presuppose presupposition pretend prize prognosticate prophesy psychpsych outpuzzle outquestion rank rate ravelravel outread palmsread tea leavesread the futurereason reckon regard resolve riddlerisk assumingrough guessset down asshotsight-unseen transactionsolve soothsaysort outspeculate speculation stab suppose supposition surmise suspect suspicion taketake fortake ittell fortunestell the futuretentatively suggesttheorize theory thinktoss uptoss-uptouch and gotrowundecided issueundo unlock unravel unriddle unscramble untangle untwistunverified suppositionunweave valuate value vaticinateventure a guessview aswager weenwild guessworkwork out

Adjective(6 words)

naive estimateperceived attributerandom guessrandom guessingrandom ideasstrong suspicion

Determiner(1 words)

the theory

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More general

28 entries

answer anticipate approximation belief believe calculate cipher compute cypher estimate estimation expect figurefigure outidea

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More specific

6 entries

ballpark guessbest guesseducated guessrandom guessrough guesswild guess

Collocations

10 entries

ballpark guessbest guesseducated guessguess the answerguessing gameguessworkmake a guessrandom guessrough guesswild guess

Inflections

3 entries

guessed guesses guessing

Derivations

4 entries

guessable guesser guessing guesswork

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You can probably guess what happens though.

Source: tatoeba (1447)

I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.

Source: tatoeba (2165)

Your guess is entirely off the mark.

Source: tatoeba (17030)

Your guess is almost right.

Source: tatoeba (17173)

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