- speculation, conjecture - 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"
--1 is a kind of hypothesis, possibility, theory
Derived form: verb conjecture1 - guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
--2 is a kind of opinion, view
--2 has particulars: divination - conjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
--3 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
--3 has particulars: theorization, theorisation; supposition, supposalDerived form: verb conjecture1
- speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
--1 is one way to expect, anticipate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun conjecture3, noun conjecture1
They conjecture that there was a traffic accident