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have a hunch

Main Entry:
anticipate [an-tis-uh-peyt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: expect; predict
Synonyms: assume, await, bargain for, be afraid, conjecture, count chickens, count on, cross the bridge, divine, entertain*, figure, forecast, foresee, foretaste, foretell, have a hunch, hope for, jump the gun, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, prevision, prognosticate, promise oneself, prophesy, see, see coming, see in the cards, suppose, visualize, wait, wait for
Antonyms: be amazed, be surprised, doubt
Main Entry: assume
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: believe, take for granted
Synonyms: accept, ascertain, be afraid, be inclined to think, conclude, conjecture, consider, count upon, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, expect, fall for, fancy, find, gather, get the idea, guess, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, posit, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, theorize, think, understand
Notes: assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case'
Antonyms: doubt, not believe
Main Entry: augur
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: predict; be an omen of
Synonyms: adumbrate, bespeak, bode, call it, call the shots, crystal-ball, figure out, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, psych out, read, signify, soothsay
Notes: an auger is a tool and to augur is to foretell or betoken
Main Entry: conclude
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decide, deduce
Synonyms: add up to, adjudge, analyze, assume, be afraid, boil down to, collect, derive, draw, figure, gather, have a hunch, infer, intuit, judge, make, make out, presume, ratiocinate, reason, reckon, sum up, suppose, surmise, the way one sees it
Main Entry: deduce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: figure out, understand
Synonyms: add up, analyze, assume, be afraid, boil down, cogitate, collect, conceive, conclude, consider, deduct, deem, derive, draw, fancy, figure, gather, glean, have a hunch, imagine, infer, judge, make, make out, presume, presuppose, ratiocinate, read into, reason, regard, surmise, take to mean
Notes: deduce means to conclude by reasoning or in logic; adduce means to cite as proof or evidence; deduct means to take away from or subtract from another
Main Entry: determine
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: discover, find out
Synonyms: add up to, ascertain, boil down to, catch on, certify, check, demonstrate, detect, divine, establish, figure, figure out, have a hunch, hear, learn, make out, see, size up, tell, tumble, unearth, verify, work out
Antonyms: miss, overlook
Main Entry: feel
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: experience
Synonyms: accept, acknowledge, appear, appreciate, be affected, be aware of, be excited, be impressed, be sensible of, be sensitive, be turned on to, comprehend, discern, encounter, endure, enjoy, exhibit, get in touch, get vibes, get*, go through*, have, have a hunch, have funny feeling, have vibes, know, meet, note, notice, observe, perceive, receive, remark, resemble, savor, see, seem, sense, suffer, suggest, take to heart, taste, undergo, understand, welcome
Main Entry: feel
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: believe
Synonyms: assume, be convinced, be of the opinion, conclude, conjecture, consider, credit, deduce, deem, esteem, gather, guess, have a hunch, have the impression, hold, infer, intuit, judge, know, presume, repute, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, think
Antonyms: disbelieve
Main Entry: foresee
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: anticipate, predict
Synonyms: apprehend, call the turn, crystal ball it, discern, divine, dope out, envisage, espy, expect, forebode, forecast, forefeel, foreknow, foretell, have a hunch, perceive, preknow, presage, previse, prevision, prognosticate, prophesy, psych out, see, see it coming, understand, visualize
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