Conjecture (Verb)
Meaning
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The detective began to conjecture that the missing woman might have staged her own disappearance to escape her troubled past.
- They conjectured that the old, abandoned house had once been a thriving inn for travelers.
- Based on the faint marks, archaeologists conjectured that the ancient civilization might have used a form of writing that was yet unknown.
- Some people conjectured that aliens had built the unusual crop circles in the farmer's field.
- Experts conjectured that the unusual rise in global temperatures could be linked to human activities.