Synonyms for guess
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ges |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for guess Other synonyms for the word guess
- ballpark figure
- chance
- dare say
- deduce
- deduction
- deem
- divination
- estimate
- fancy
- go out on a limb
- guesstimate
- happen upon
- hazard
- hypothesis
- hypothesize
- induction
- infer
- inference
- judge
- judgment
- jump to a conclusion
- lump it
- notion
- opine
- opinion
- penetrate
- pick
- postulate
- postulation
- predicate
- predict
- prediction
- presume
- presumption
- presupposition
- pretend
- reason
- reckon
- reckoning
- select
- shot
- shot in the dark
- size up
- sneaking suspicion
- solve
- speculate
- stab
- suggest
- supposal
- suppose
- supposition
- surmisal
- surmise
- survey
- suspect
- suspicion
- take a shot at
- take a stab at
- theorize
- theory
- thesis
- think
- think likely
- venture
- view
- work out
Définition of guess
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.
- noun belief, speculation
- verb try to figure out; imagine
- The consonants were reproduced but the reader was forced to guess at the vowels.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- You may guess what your father's first question on his return will be.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- There you will guess how the greatest part of the hour was employed.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Internecine destruction probably has a meaning we can only guess at.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I guess so,' says he, and then he turned and went off to bed.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- More than that, mother; guess only once more, for I cannot keep it in if you are not very quick.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- "The cable would have handled that end of it, I guess," she said, succinctly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She could not at first guess any possible cause for an emotion so poignant.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- You can be lonely in a crowd, and I guess—is there any one around here you like better than me?
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I guess it's worth two dollars to you to be able to sleep on your back.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Antonyms for guess
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