There are many guesses about how language began, but the fact is that no one really knows.
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Guesses
//ˈɡɛsɪz//
Synonyms for "guesses" (222 found)
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Strong matches (66)
deemdisentangledivinedodopedope outdouble contingencydowse for wateresteemestimationevaluateexpectexpectationexplainfancyfathomfeelfeelingfigurefigure out
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find outfind the answerfind the solutionforebodeforecastforeseeforetellform an estimatefortune tellfortune-tellgamblegaugegetget rightgive a guessgive an appreciationguess rightguesstimateguessworkhariolatehave a hunchhave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave ithave the ideahazard a conjecturehit ithit the nail on the headholdhold ashunchhypothesisideaidealimagineinference
Related words (111)
interpretjudgejudgementlook upon asmaintainmake a predictionmake a prognosismake a prophecymake an estimationmake outmarkmeasureopen questionopen the lockopineperhapspiece of guessworkpig in a pokeplumbpostulate
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predictprefigurepresagepresumepresumptionpresupposepresuppositionpretendprizeprognosticateprophesypsychpsych outpuzzle outquestionrankrateravelravel outread palmsread tea leavesread the futurereasonreckonregardresolveriddlerisk assumingrough guessset down asshotsight-unseen transactionsolvesoothsaysort outspeculationstabsupposesuppositionsurmisesuspectsuspiciontaketake fortake ittake stabtell fortunestell the futuretentatively suggesttheorizetheorytoss uptoss-uptouch and gotrowundecided issueundounlockunravelunriddleunscrambleuntangleuntwistunverified suppositionunweavevaluatevaluevaticinateventure a guessview aswagerweenwild guessworkwork out
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Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Three guesses where I was yesterday!
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Whoever guesses the number wins.
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You can have three guesses.
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