conjecture

Letters that make conjecture

o, j, e, n, c, r, t, u are letters that make 'conjecture'

Words within conjecture

re, EC, NJ, on, con, ECT, CT, Ur, CO, Re, Co are words within 'conjecture'


4 possible definitions for 'conjecture'

Conjecture as "a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)"

Under this definition, conjecture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

speculation has the same meaning as conjecture

conjecture as a type

'conjecture' can be a type of possibility, hypothesis, theory.

Derivatives of conjecture

suppose, theorize, speculate, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, conjectural, conjecture, hypothesize, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious are derivatives of 'conjecture'.

Example of conjecture used within this context

"speculations about the outcome of the election", "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"


Conjecture as "to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds"

Under this definition, conjecture is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

suppose, theorize, speculate, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, hypothesize have the same meaning as 'conjecture'

conjecture as a type

'conjecture' can be a type of expect, anticipate.

Types of conjecture

reconstruct, retrace, explicate, formulate, construct, develop are types of 'conjecture'.

Derivatives of conjecture

speculation, theorist, theoretician, theorizer, theoriser, idealogue, conjecture, theory, hypothesis, surmise, speculator, speculative, notional, theorization, theorisation, supposition, supposal, possibility, guess, surmisal are derivatives of 'conjecture'.


Conjecture as "a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence"

Under this definition, conjecture is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

speculation, hypothesis, surmise, supposition, guess, surmisal have the same meaning as 'conjecture'

conjecture as a type

'conjecture' can be a type of opinion, view.

Types of conjecture

divination is a type of conjecture.

Derivatives of conjecture

opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, theorize, speculate, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, conjectural, conjecture, gauge, guess, judge, approximate, hazard, say, pretend, venture, surmise, suspect, hypothesize, estimate, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, think are derivatives of 'conjecture'.


Conjecture as "reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence"

Under this definition, conjecture is a noun and has the following properties:

conjecture as a type

'conjecture' can be a type of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought.

Types of conjecture

theorization, theorisation, supposition, supposal are types of 'conjecture'.

Derivatives of conjecture

suppose, theorize, speculate, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, conjectural, conjecture, hypothesize, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious are derivatives of 'conjecture'.



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