CONJECTURE
Scrabble letter values: C3O1N1J8E1C3T1U1R1E1 = 21
Definition
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. — synonyms: speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
- noun a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence). — synonyms: speculation
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. — synonyms: guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
- noun reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence.
Examples
- “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”
- “speculations about the outcome of the election”
- “he dismissed it as mere conjecture”