Surmise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

infer from incomplete evidence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚmˈaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/səmˈaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səmˈaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /sɚmˈaɪz/.

Examples

I suspect he is a fugitive
I surmised that the butler did it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conjecture supposition hypothesis suspect guess surmisal speculation

Parts of Speech

noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
verb	infer from incomplete evidence
verb	imagine to be the case or true or probable “I suspect he is a fugitive”

Word Forms

guess	verb	expect, believe, or suppose
conjectural	adjective	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
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
speculate	verb	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
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
surmise	noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
surmisal	noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
suspicion	noun	an impression that something might be the case

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vermutung

eine Nachricht, die eine Meinung zum Ausdruck bringt, die auf unvollständigen Beweisen basiert

🇫🇷French

conjecture

un message exprimant une opinion fondée sur des preuves incomplètes

🇪🇸Spanish

conjetura

un mensaje que expresa una opinión basada en evidencia incompleta

🇮🇹Italian

supporre

un messaggio che esprime un'opinione basata su prove incomplete

🇳🇱Dutch

vermoeden

een bericht waarin een mening wordt uitgedrukt die is gebaseerd op onvolledig bewijs

🇵🇹Portuguese

supor

uma mensagem expressando uma opinião baseada em evidências incompletas

🇷🇺Russian

предполагать

сообщение, выражающее мнение, основанное на неполных доказательствах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शंका

अधूरे साक्ष्यों पर आधारित राय व्यक्त करने वाला संदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান

একটি বার্তা অসম্পূর্ণ প্রমাণের উপর ভিত্তি করে একটি মতামত প্রকাশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

யூகிக்கவும்

முழுமையற்ற ஆதாரத்தின் அடிப்படையில் ஒரு கருத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தும் செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహించు

అసంపూర్ణ సాక్ష్యం ఆధారంగా అభిప్రాయాన్ని వ్యక్తపరిచే సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंदाज

अपूर्ण पुराव्यावर आधारित मत व्यक्त करणारा संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુમાન

અપૂર્ણ પુરાવાના આધારે અભિપ્રાય વ્યક્ત કરતો સંદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಊಹಿಸಿ

ಅಪೂರ್ಣ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനിക്കുക

അപൂർണ്ണമായ തെളിവുകളെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കി ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਅਧੂਰੇ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندازہ

نامکمل شواہد پر مبنی رائے کا اظہار کرنے والا پیغام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推测

基于不完整证据表达意见的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

推測する

不完全な証拠に基づいて意見を表明するメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

추량

불완전한 증거에 기초하여 의견을 표현하는 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phỏng đoán

một thông điệp thể hiện quan điểm dựa trên bằng chứng không đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

คาดเดา

ข้อความแสดงความเห็นโดยอาศัยหลักฐานไม่ครบถ้วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menduga

pesan yang mengungkapkan pendapat berdasarkan bukti yang tidak lengkap

🇵🇭Filipino

hulaan

isang mensahe na nagpapahayag ng opinyon batay sa hindi kumpletong ebidensya

🇲🇾Malay

menduga

mesej menyatakan pendapat berdasarkan bukti yang tidak lengkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخمين

رسالة تعبر عن رأي مبني على أدلة غير كاملة

🇮🇷Persian

حدس بزن

پیامی که بر اساس شواهد ناقص نظری را بیان می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tahmin

eksik kanıtlara dayalı bir görüş ifade eden bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁעֵר

מסר המביע דעה המבוססת על ראיות לא שלמות

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