guess
verb
[ ɡɛs ]
• estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.
• "she guessed the child's age at 14 or 15"
Similar:
estimate,
calculate,
approximate,
make a guess at,
make an estimate of,
hypothesize,
postulate,
predict,
speculate,
conjecture,
surmise,
reckon,
fathom,
evaluate,
judge,
gauge,
determine,
rate,
appraise,
weigh up,
form an opinion of,
guesstimate,
size up,
guess
noun
• an estimate or conclusion formed by guessing.
• "my guess is that within a year we will have a referendum"
Similar:
hypothesis,
theory,
prediction,
postulation,
conjecture,
conclusion,
belief,
opinion,
surmise,
estimate,
reckoning,
judgement,
supposition,
assumption,
speculation,
notion,
suspicion,
impression,
feeling,
guesstimate,
Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch gissen, and probably related to get.
