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conjecture

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a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)(noun.cognition)

Example:
He dismissed it as mere conjecture.

Synonym:
speculation

source: wordnet30
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence(noun.communication)

Synonym:
guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise

source: wordnet30
reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.(noun)

source: webster1913

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize

source: wordnet30
To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form an opinion; to imagine.(verb)

source: webster1913

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