Conjecture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈuːskuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndʒˈɛktʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndʒˈɛktʃə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈuːskuːs/.

Examples

speculations about the outcome of the election
he dismissed it as mere conjecture
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

supposition theorise hypothesis hypothecate hypothesize guess hypothesise surmise speculate surmisal speculation theorize suppose

Parts of Speech

noun	a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) “speculations about the outcome of the election”
noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
noun	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”

Word Forms

speculate	verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjectural	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
conjecture	verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
guess	verb	expect, believe, or suppose
suppositional	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
supposititious	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppositious	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
suppose	verb	express a supposition
surmise	verb	imagine to be the case or true or probable
hypothetical	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
hypothecate	verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
hypothesize	verb	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
speculative	adjective	not based on fact or investigation
speculation	noun	a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculator	noun	someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
theorizer	noun	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theory	noun	a belief that can guide behavior
theoriser	noun	someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theorisation	noun	the production or use of theories
conjecture	noun	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
hypothesis	noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
supposition	noun	the cognitive process of supposing
supposal	noun	the cognitive process of supposing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vermutung

eine Hypothese, die durch Spekulationen oder Vermutungen aufgestellt wurde (normalerweise mit wenigen stichhaltigen Beweisen)

🇪🇸Spanish

conjetura

una hipótesis que se ha formado especulando o conjeturando (generalmente con poca evidencia sólida)

🇮🇹Italian

congetturare

un'ipotesi che è stata formata speculando o facendo congetture (di solito con poche prove concrete)

🇳🇱Dutch

vermoeden

een hypothese die is gevormd door speculatie of vermoeden (meestal met weinig hard bewijs)

🇵🇹Portuguese

conjectura

uma hipótese que foi formada por especulação ou conjectura (geralmente com poucas evidências concretas)

🇷🇺Russian

догадка

гипотеза, которая была сформирована путем предположений или предположений (обычно с небольшим количеством веских доказательств)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुमान

एक परिकल्पना जो अटकलें या अनुमान लगाकर बनाई गई है (आमतौर पर थोड़े ठोस सबूत के साथ)

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান

একটি অনুমান যা অনুমান বা অনুমান দ্বারা গঠিত হয়েছে (সাধারণত সামান্য কঠিন প্রমাণ সহ)

🇮🇳Tamil

யூகம்

ஊகங்கள் அல்லது ஊகங்கள் மூலம் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு கருதுகோள் (பொதுவாக சிறிய கடினமான ஆதாரங்களுடன்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహ

ఊహించడం లేదా ఊహించడం ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన ఒక పరికల్పన (సాధారణంగా తక్కువ కఠినమైన సాక్ష్యంతో)

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुमान

एक गृहीतक जे अनुमान किंवा अनुमान करून तयार केले गेले आहे (सामान्यतः थोडे कठोर पुरावे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુમાન

એક પૂર્વધારણા કે જે અનુમાન અથવા અનુમાન દ્વારા રચવામાં આવી છે (સામાન્ય રીતે થોડા સખત પુરાવા સાથે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹೆ

ಊಹಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಊಹಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಊಹೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ದೃಢವಾದ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊഹം

ഊഹക്കച്ചവടത്തിലൂടെയോ ഊഹത്തിലൂടെയോ രൂപപ്പെട്ട ഒരു സിദ്ധാന്തം (സാധാരണയായി ചെറിയ തെളിവുകളോടെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਪਰਿਕਲਪਨਾ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਥੋੜੇ ਸਖਤ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

قیاس

ایک مفروضہ جو قیاس آرائی یا قیاس آرائی کے ذریعہ تشکیل دیا گیا ہے (عام طور پر بہت کم سخت ثبوت کے ساتھ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推测

通过推测或推测形成的假设（通常没有确凿的证据）

🇯🇵Japanese

推測

推測または推測によって形成された仮説（通常は確実な証拠がほとんどない）

🇰🇷Korean

어림짐작

추측이나 추측을 통해 형성된 가설(보통 확실한 증거가 거의 없음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phỏng đoán

một giả thuyết được hình thành bằng cách suy đoán hoặc phỏng đoán (thường có ít bằng chứng xác thực)

🇹🇭Thai

การคาดเดา

สมมติฐานที่เกิดขึ้นจากการคาดเดาหรือการคาดเดา (โดยปกติจะมีหลักฐานยากน้อย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dugaan

hipotesis yang dibentuk dengan berspekulasi atau menduga (biasanya dengan sedikit bukti kuat)

🇵🇭Filipino

haka-haka

isang hypothesis na nabuo sa pamamagitan ng haka-haka o haka-haka (karaniwan ay may kaunting matibay na ebidensya)

🇲🇾Malay

sangkaan

hipotesis yang telah dibentuk dengan membuat spekulasi atau andaian (biasanya dengan sedikit bukti kukuh)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخمين

فرضية تم تشكيلها عن طريق المضاربة أو التخمين (عادة مع القليل من الأدلة القوية)

🇮🇷Persian

حدس

فرضیه ای که با حدس و گمان (معمولاً با شواهد محکم کمی) شکل گرفته است.

🇹🇷Turkish

varsayım

spekülasyon veya tahmin yoluyla oluşturulmuş bir hipotez (genellikle çok az kesin kanıtla birlikte)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁעֵר

השערה שנוצרה על ידי השערות או השערות (בדרך כלל עם מעט ראיות מוצקות)

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