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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 conjectured
Verb
In 1989, the physicist John Cardy conjectured that this is an inviolable rule that any quantum field theory must follow. — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026 To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)). — ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026 Some legal observers have conjectured the 8th Circuit’s reversal of her injunction prompted her to stay her hand, over a concern that the appeals court would overrule her again. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Some task force workers conjectured that the ease of use and convenience of a prepackaged device might prompt more folks to test their drugs, especially those who are younger. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectured
  1. alleged
  2. estimated
  3. guessed
  4. presumed
  5. calculated
  6. assumed
  7. suspected
  8. figured
Adjective
  • Police did not immediately confirm any deaths as a result of the alleged shooting.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When, in January 2018, Modi’s associates applied for new letters, a new official in charge asked for collateral in cash, ultimately exposing the alleged scam.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • The number of fatal encounters between hippos and humans are not known, but are estimated at a minimum of 500 deaths each year.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In December 2024, the Pentagon estimated that China’s rocket force had boosted its missile supply by 50% in the preceding four years.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimated
Verb
  • Sometimes PLCs have no passwords or easily guessed ones, security experts told CBS News.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Who ever would have guessed back then that Kent would make it to the Hall of Fame before Bonds did?
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of guessed
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • The demonstration calculated the electrostatic interaction energy of nitric oxide reductase, a chemically complex metalloenzyme system.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Maya, for example, observed and calculated intervals between solar and lunar eclipses, building predictions and calendars around the pattern.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • Mueller was appointed and assumed office as police chief in Stillwater in January 2021.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As of now, most people have assumed that Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie who disappeared in early 2026, won’t be found alive.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumed
Adjective
  • The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of suspected
Verb
  • Until that moment, breast cancer had not figured prominently in Di Cenzo’s understanding of her health.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Jim Cramer figured this may be the case on the morning of July 30, as reports emerged that Situational Awareness was facing a margin call and its brokers were seeking buyers for its public stock portfolio.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
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