· a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Synonym(s): conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis

Hypernym(s): opinion, view

· an estimate based on little or no information

Synonym(s): guesswork, guessing, shot, dead_reckoning

Hypernym(s): estimate, estimation, approximation, idea

· expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

Synonym(s): think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon

Hypernym(s): expect, anticipate

· 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"

Synonym(s): venture, pretend, hazard

Hypernym(s): speculate

· judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

Synonym(s): estimate, gauge, approximate, judge

Hypernym(s): calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon, figure

· guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

Synonym(s): infer

Hypernym(s): solve, work_out, figure_out, puzzle_out, lick, work