conjecture kuhn-JEK-chur verb noun WS #10

to form an opinion or supposition based on incomplete information; to guess or surmise

1. We can only conjecture what might have happened if they had arrived earlier.
2. It's difficult to conjecture how the market will react to these changes.
3. We can conjecture that the author intended this character to represent society.
4. Historians conjecture that the document was written in the early 16th century.
5. I wouldn't like to conjecture about his motives.

an opinion or idea formed without sufficient evidence; a conclusion based on incomplete information or guesswork

1. Without evidence, any explanation is mere conjecture.
2. The cause of the fire is still a matter of conjecture.
3. The newspaper article was based more on conjecture than fact.
4. His theory about the origins of the monument remains pure conjecture.
5. Scientists are still debating various conjectures about how the universe began.