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Detailed Synonyms for guessing in English

guessing:

guessing [the ~] noun

  1. the guessing
    – an estimate based on little or no information 1
    the guess; the shot; the dead reckoning; the guessing; the guesswork
    – an estimate based on little or no information 1

Alternate Synonyms for "guessing":


Related Definitions for "guessing":

  1. an estimate based on little or no information1

guess:

to guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)

  1. to guess
    to guess; to suppose; to speculate; to presume; to estimate; to surmise; to conjecture
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
    • suppose verb (supposes, supposed, supposing)
    • speculate verb (speculates, speculated, speculating)
    • presume verb (presumes, presumed, presuming)
    • estimate verb (estimates, estimated, estimating)
    • surmise verb (surmises, surmised, surmising)
    • conjecture verb (conjectures, conjectured, conjecturing)
  2. to guess
    – expect, believe, or suppose 1
    to imagine; to think; to suppose; to guess; opine; reckon
    – expect, believe, or suppose 1
    • imagine verb (imagines, imagined, imagining)
      • I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel1
    • think verb (thinks, thought, thinking)
      • I thought to find her in a bad state1
      • he didn't think to find her in the kitchen1
    • suppose verb (supposes, supposed, supposing)
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
      • I guess she is angry at me for standing her up1
    • opine verb
    • reckon verb
  3. to guess
    – guess correctly; solve by guessing 1
    to guess; to infer
    – guess correctly; solve by guessing 1
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
      • He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize1
    • infer verb (infers, inferred, inferring)
  4. to guess
    – judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) 1
    to estimate; to gauge; to judge; to guess; approximate
    – judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) 1
    • estimate verb (estimates, estimated, estimating)
      • I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds1
    • gauge verb (gauges, gauged, gauging)
    • judge verb (judges, judged, judging)
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
  5. to guess
    – put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 1
    to venture; to guess; to pretend; to hazard
    – put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation 1
    • venture verb (ventures, ventured, venturing)
    • guess verb (guesses, guessed, guessing)
      • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again1
    • pretend verb (pretends, pretended, pretending)
      • I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong1
    • hazard verb (hazards, hazarded, hazarding)

Conjugations for guess:

present
  1. guess
  2. guess
  3. guesses
  4. guess
  5. guess
  6. guess
simple past
  1. guessed
  2. guessed
  3. guessed
  4. guessed
  5. guessed
  6. guessed
present perfect
  1. have guessed
  2. have guessed
  3. has guessed
  4. have guessed
  5. have guessed
  6. have guessed
past continuous
  1. was guessing
  2. were guessing
  3. was guessing
  4. were guessing
  5. were guessing
  6. were guessing
future
  1. shall guess
  2. will guess
  3. will guess
  4. shall guess
  5. will guess
  6. will guess
continuous present
  1. am guessing
  2. are guessing
  3. is guessing
  4. are guessing
  5. are guessing
  6. are guessing
subjunctive
  1. be guessed
  2. be guessed
  3. be guessed
  4. be guessed
  5. be guessed
  6. be guessed
diverse
  1. guess!
  2. let's guess!
  3. guessed
  4. guessing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

guess [the ~] noun

  1. the guess
    the estimate; the guess; the estimation
  2. the guess
    – an estimate based on little or no information 1
    the guess; the shot; the guessing; the guesswork; the dead reckoning
    – an estimate based on little or no information 1
  3. the guess
    – a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence 1
    the guess; the conjecture; the hypothesis; the surmise; the speculation; the supposition; the surmisal
    – a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence 1

Related Words for "guess":

  • guessing, guessable, guesses

Alternate Synonyms for "guess":


Related Definitions for "guess":

  1. an estimate based on little or no information1
  2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence1
  3. expect, believe, or suppose1
    • I guess she is angry at me for standing her up1
  4. guess correctly; solve by guessing1
    • He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize1
  5. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)1
  6. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation1
    • I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again1

Related Synonyms for guessing