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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hypothesize |
| Synonyms: | conjecture, formulate, guess, project, propound, speculate, submit, suggest, suppose, think |
| Antonyms: | prove |
| Main Entry: | conjecture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speculate |
| Synonyms: | assume, believe, conceive, conclude, deem, estimate, expect, fancy, feel*, figure, gather, glean, guess, guesstimate, hazard a guess, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, presume, pretend, suppose, surmise, suspect, take a shot, take a stab, take for granted, theorize, think |
| Antonyms: | prove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extrapolate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infer |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, assume, conclude, deduce, envision, figure, foresee, foretell, guess, hypothesize, make an educated guess, predict, project, see ahead, theorize |
| Main Entry: | generalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a sweeping assumption, statement |
| Synonyms: | be metaphysical, conclude, derive, discern, discover, establish, hypothesize, induce, observe, philosophize, postulate, speculate, stay in the clouds, theorize, vapor |
| Antonyms: | except, specifize |
| Main Entry: | guess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to figure out; imagine |
| Synonyms: | believe, calculate, chance, conjecture, dare say, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, fancy*, fathom, go out on a limb, guesstimate, happen upon, hazard*, hypothesize, infer, judge, jump to a conclusion, lump it, opine, penetrate, pick, postulate, predicate, predict, presume, pretend, reason, reckon, select, size up, solve, speculate, suggest, suppose, surmise, survey, suspect, take a shot at, take a stab at, theorize, think, think likely, venture, work out* |
| Antonyms: | calculate, measure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | postulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose, figure |
| Synonyms: | advance, affirm, assert, assume, aver, estimate, guess, hypothesize, posit, predicate, premise, presuppose, propose, put forward, speculate, suppose, take for granted, theorize |
| Antonyms: | calculate |
| Main Entry: | rule |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, decide |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, conclude, decree, deduce, determine, establish, figure, find, fix, gather, hold, infer, lay down, pass upon, postulate, prescribe, pronounce, resolve, settle, theorize |
| Antonyms: | plead |
| Main Entry: | submit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, offer; argue for |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, affirm, argue, assert, claim, commit, contend, hand in, make a pitch, move, proffer, propose, proposition, propound, put, put forward, refer, state, suggest, table, tender, theorize, urge, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | conceal, dissuade, hide |
| Main Entry: | suggest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | convey advice, plan, desire |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, advocate, broach, commend, conjecture, exhort, give a tip, move, offer, plug*, pose, prefer, propone, propose, proposition, propound, put, put forward, put in two cents, put on to something, recommend, steer, submit, theorize, tip, tip off, tout |
| Antonyms: | declare, demand, order, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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