Antonyms for surmise
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb ser-mahyz; noun ser-mahyz, sur-mahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb sərˈmaɪz; noun sərˈmaɪz, ˈsɜr maɪz |
Definition of surmise
Origin :- c.1400, "to charge, allege," from Old French surmis, past participle of surmettre "to accuse," from sur- "upon" (see sur-) + mettre "put," from Latin mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "to infer conjecturally" is recorded from 1700. Related: Surmised; surmising.
- noun guess, conclusion
- verb come to a conclusion
- But since you ask for my opinion, you must tell me all you know or surmise of their inducements.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- For what purpose this umbrella may have been carried we can only surmise.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
- With her appearance at C——-, commenced all that surmise could invent.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "You are quite right in that surmise also," answered Miss Jennie.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- It is not difficult to surmise to what enterprises the President referred.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- What danger she might at this moment be facing, he could only surmise.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- Some surmise that a fly not unlike the tsetse-fly of Africa killed them out.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- However, he had no time to surmise or even reply to her greeting.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- The surmise that Galusha Bangs was a "nut" became a conviction.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The servants, too, must not know or surmise what had happened or the reason for it.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Synonyms for surmise
- assume
- assumption
- attempt
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- deduce
- deduction
- fancy
- guess
- guesstimate
- guesswork
- hazard a guess
- hunch
- hypothesis
- hypothesize
- idea
- imagine
- infer
- inference
- notion
- opine
- opinion
- possibility
- presume
- presumption
- pretend
- regard
- risk assuming
- sneaking suspicion
- speculate
- speculation
- suppose
- supposition
- suspect
- suspicion
- take a shot
- take a stab
- theorize
- theory
- think
- thought
- venture a guess
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