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adjective

Definition of conjecturednext
as in guessed

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conjectured

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verb

past tense of conjecture
1
as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less

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2
as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectured
  1. estimated
  2. alleged
  3. assumed
  4. calculated
  5. supposed
  6. made
  7. speculated
  8. thought
Verb
  • Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression, hundreds were killed by the storm, millions are still without power, and the damage is estimated in the billions of dollars.
    Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The program would be estimated to cost over $140 billion if enacted.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of estimated
Adjective
  • Chigvintsev subsequently canceled the request for assistance, but sheriff’s deputies turned up anyway and took him into custody, based on deputies seeing a visible injury on the alleged victim, a sheriff’s spokesperson said.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The aim of the investigation was to discover how the alleged tax fraud had been implemented internally.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Ariel Henry, the deeply unpopular prime minister at the time, assumed the role of president and failed to hold elections.
    Jay Blackman, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And at least one of the people locked in the embrace — long assumed to be sisters or a mother and daughter — was a man.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • Phelps calculated the area of the sky dish can observe.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Ownership by corporate landlords, which CNN calculated by combining limited liability entities, real estate corporations and real estate investment trusts, stood at 16%.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • While the storm expected this weekend is considered to be strong, it's not supposed to be as powerful as the one in May.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other interesting tidbits here are that The Book of Boba Fett was actually supposed to be an ongoing season until incredibly poor reception killed it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of supposed
Verb
  • The discovery was made by an anonymous treasure hunter who had successfully solved the complex puzzles the hunt’s creator set out.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Guns like the Whitworth were made even deadlier when optical sights were introduced during the Crimean War.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of made
Verb
  • Some speculated that the video’s latest surge in popularity, driven by posts on X, attracted TMDB’s notice and led them to delete a listing that had remained up for months.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Initially, police speculated the killings were a mafia hit based on the gruesome scene in the home.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of speculated
Verb
  • Even if your solution doesn’t directly address sustainability, showcasing your organization’s commitment through partnerships or thought leadership can help set your company apart in competitive discussions.
    Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Just give it like maybe 15 seconds more thought.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of thought
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