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surmise

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Noun

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Verb

imagine to be the case or true or probable
- I suspect he is a fugitive
- I surmised that the butler did it

infer from incomplete evidence

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Synonyms:
guess conjecture supposition surmisal speculation hypothesis suspect

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "surmise":
skirmish surmise sermonise
Words contain "surmise" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
supposititious hypothetic suppositional conjectural suppositious surmise divinatory supposed hypothetical

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