conjecture
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculations about the outcome of the election
Types & categories
- hypothesis hypernym
Related & opposite
- conjecture derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Sense 2 verb
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Types & categories
- expect hypernym
- reconstruct hyponym
- formulate hyponym
Related & opposite
- conjecture derivation
- theorization derivation
- supposal derivation
- hypothesis derivation
- conjecture derivation
- theory derivation
- supposition derivation
- hypothesis derivation
- speculator derivation
- theorist derivation
- notional derivation
Sense 3 noun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Types & categories
- opinion hypernym
- divination hyponym
Related & opposite
- guess derivation
- conjecture derivation
- estimate derivation
- surmise derivation
- hazard derivation
- suppose derivation
- suspect derivation
- speculate derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Sense 4 noun
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
Types & categories
- reasoning hypernym
- theorization hyponym
- supposal hyponym
Related & opposite
- conjecture derivation
- hypothetical derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hypothesis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | theorization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | supposal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothesis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | theory |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | supposition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothesis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculator |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | theorist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | notional |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reconstruct |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | formulate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | guess |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | estimate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | surmise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hazard |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | suspect |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | speculate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | opinion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | divination |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conjecture |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | reasoning |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | theorization |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | supposal |