| conjecture | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. conjecture, speculation | a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence).; "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" |
| ~ hypothesis, theory, possibility | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" |
| n. (communication) | 2. conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. |
| ~ opinion, view | 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.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ divination | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. conjecture | reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence. |
| ~ abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | thinking that is coherent and logical. |
| ~ theorisation, theorization | the production or use of theories. |
| ~ supposal, supposition | the cognitive process of supposing. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" |
| ~ reconstruct, retrace, construct | reassemble mentally.; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| speculate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. speculate | 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.; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" |
| ~ reason | think logically.; "The children must learn to reason" |
| ~ hazard, guess, venture, pretend | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" |
| ~ suppose, say | express a supposition.; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | reflect deeply on a subject.; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" |
| ~ premeditate | think or reflect beforehand or in advance.; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" |
| ~ theologise, theologize | make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects. |
| ~ introspect | reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings. |
| ~ bethink | consider or ponder something carefully.; "She bethought her of their predicament" |
| ~ cogitate | consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind. |
| ~ wonder, question | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation.; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" |
| ~ puzzle | be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide.; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" |
| ~ consider, study | give careful consideration to.; "consider the possibility of moving" |
| v. (possession) | 3. job, speculate | invest at a risk.; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" |
| ~ invest, commit, put, place | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| ~ bull | try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying. |
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