conjecture

Nouns

(n) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- speculations about the outcome of the election
- he dismissed it as mere conjecture
speculation,
(n) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise, hypothesis,
(n) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence

Verbs

(v) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose,

Synonyms

hypothesise hypothesize speculate theorise theorize hypothecate suppose speculation guess supposition surmisal surmise hypothesis

Words of close approximity