guess
English Thesaurus
1. an estimate based on little or no information (noun.cognition)
2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | opinion, view, |
| definition | : | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | divination, |
| definition | : | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck (noun.communication) |
3. expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | anticipate, expect, |
| definition | : | regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
4. guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | tell, |
| definition | : | discern or comprehend (verb.cognition) |
5. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | quantise, quantize, |
| definition | : | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | misgauge, |
| definition | : | gauge something incorrectly or improperly (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | place, put, set, |
| definition | : | estimate (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | give, |
| definition | : | estimate the duration or outcome of something (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | assess, |
| definition | : | estimate the value of (property) for taxation (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | make, |
| definition | : | calculate as being (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | count, reckon, |
| definition | : | take account of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | truncate, |
| definition | : | approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | guesstimate, |
| definition | : | estimate based on a calculation (verb.communication) |
6. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | speculate, |
| definition | : | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | surmise, suspect, |
| definition | : | imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication) |
7. an estimate based on little or no information (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
8. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | surmise, |
| definition | : | infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | say, suppose, |
| definition | : | express a supposition (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | surmise, suspect, |
| definition | : | imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | speculate, |
| definition | : | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication) |
9. expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | supposal, supposition, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | idea, thought, |
| definition | : | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | guesser, guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
10. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | judgement, judging, judgment, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | appraisal, estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | estimate, |
| definition | : | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | evaluator, judge, |
| definition | : | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
11. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | chance, fortune, hazard, luck, |
| definition | : | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another (noun.phenomenon) |
12. an estimate based on little or no information (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
13. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | surmise, |
| definition | : | infer from incomplete evidence (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | say, suppose, |
| definition | : | express a supposition (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | surmise, suspect, |
| definition | : | imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | speculate, |
| definition | : | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion (verb.communication) |
14. expect, believe, or suppose (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | supposal, supposition, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of supposing (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | idea, thought, |
| definition | : | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | guesser, guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
15. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | judgement, judging, judgment, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | appraisal, estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | estimate, |
| definition | : | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | evaluator, judge, |
| definition | : | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
16. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | chance, fortune, hazard, luck, |
| definition | : | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another (noun.phenomenon) |
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