sur·mise
verb
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
"he surmised that something must be wrong"
synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer, come to the conclusion, conclude, theorize, speculate, glean, divine, assume, presume, suppose, understand, gather, feel, have a sneaking suspicion, hazard a guess, sense, be of the opinion, think, believe, imagine, judge, fancy, reckon, opine
noun
a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.
"Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed"
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The meaning of SURMISE is a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture. How to use surmise in a sentence.
noun · a matter of conjecture. · an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely. · a conjecture or opinion.
SURMISE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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SURMISE meaning: 1. to guess something, without having much or any proof: 2. a guess: 3. to guess something…. Learn more.
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence · verb. infer from incomplete evidence. see moresee less. type of: deduce, deduct, derive, infer.
surmise in American English · 1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess. intransitive verb · 2. to conjecture or guess. noun.
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SURMISE meaning: to form an opinion about something without definitely knowing the truth guess.
May 15, 2024 · /sɚˈmaɪz/ to guess something, without having much or any proof: [ + (that) ] The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country. ...
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An idea formed in the mind (and, often, expressed) that something may be true, but without certainty and on very slight evidence, or with no evidence; a ...
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to guess or suppose something using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing synonym conjecture. surmise (that)… From the looks on their faces, ...
Noun. surmise (countable and uncountable, plural surmises) Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; ...