Antonyms for guessed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ges |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɛs |
Definition of guessed
Origin :- c.1300, gessen "to estimate, appraise," originally "take aim," probably from Scandinavian (cf. Middle Danish gitse, getze "to guess," Old Norse geta "guess, get"), possibly influenced by Middle Dutch gessen, Middle Low German gissen "to guess," all from Proto-Germanic *getiskanan "to get" (see get). Sense evolution is from "to get," to "to take aim at," to "to estimate." Meaning "to hit upon the right answer" is from 1540s. U.S. sense of "calculate, recon" is true to the oldest English meaning. Spelling with gu- is late 16c., sometimes attributed to Caxton and his early experience as a printer in Bruges. Related: Guessed; guessing. Guessing game attested from 1650s.
- verb try to figure out; imagine
- If my mother could have guessed that he was to be set over me, I had never come here.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- He was calm of face, but she guessed an excitement beneath the surface.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The sphinx did not slay herself until her riddle had been guessed.
- Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He had not guessed she was thus acutely sensitive concerning her plumpness.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Here she is, coming of her own accord; she must have guessed your thoughts.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Aunt is so funny, not to have guessed who wrote the Star article.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I am so relieved, and more tired than I have ever guessed a woman could be.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- The Professor—I had guessed his identity—joined us, glancing at me inquisitively.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I guessed that he was probably seventy, though he might as easily be much younger.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Chip did not want a drink, and he felt all right, he guessed.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
Synonyms for guessed
- believe
- calculate
- chance
- conjecture
- dare say
- deduce
- deem
- divine
- estimate
- fancy
- fathom
- go out on a limb
- guesstimate
- happen upon
- hazard
- hypothesize
- infer
- judge
- jump to a conclusion
- lump it
- opine
- penetrate
- pick
- postulate
- predicate
- predict
- presume
- pretend
- reason
- reckon
- select
- size up
- solve
- speculate
- suggest
- suppose
- surmise
- survey
- suspect
- take a shot at
- take a stab at
- theorize
- think
- think likely
- venture
- work out
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