What is another word for Conjectured?

Pronunciation: [kənd͡ʒˈɛkt͡ʃəd] (IPA)

The word "conjectured" refers to forming an opinion or a theory without sufficient evidence or proof. Some synonyms for "conjectured" include postulated, speculated, hypothesized, guessed, assumed, presumed, and surmised. These synonyms are often used interchangeably when describing an uncertain or speculative situation. For example, a detective might hypothesize or surmise the motives of a suspect based on circumstantial evidence. A scientist might postulate or speculate about the possible outcomes of an experiment based on existing knowledge. In everyday conversation, we often use synonyms for "conjectured" to express our guesses or assumptions about people, places, or things that we're not yet familiar with.

What are the hypernyms for Conjectured?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Conjectured

Nan instantly Conjectured that she must be a dowager-duchess, for she thought that no one but a dowager-duchess would dare to wear such a thing.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
I did not doubt by the character of the swell that its limits in the north-east extended only to the sensible horizon; in other words, that its extremity there would not be above five miles distant, though to what latitude its southern arm did curve was not to be Conjectured.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
The men were absent, looking for food, as we partly Conjectured, for little could Yuranigh make out of what she said, besides the names of some rivers, to which I could point with the hand.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell

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