What is another word for guessing?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈɛsɪŋ] (IPA)

When trying to come up with synonyms for the word "guessing," we can consider using words like "speculating," "estimating," "surmising," or "conjecturing." These words all convey the idea of attempting to come up with an answer or solution based on limited information or evidence. Other synonyms for guessing might include "hypothesizing," "postulating," "assuming," or "inferring." Depending on the context, one might also use words like "predicting," "forecasting," or "projecting" in place of "guessing" to suggest a more calculated or data-driven approach. Regardless of the specific word choice, all of these synonyms ultimately describe the act of making an educated or informed guess.

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Usage examples for Guessing

Madam Manovska from her heights above saw how her daughter was being carried, and, guessing the trouble, snatched up the velvet bag Amalia had dropped in her haste, flung her cloak about her, and began to thread her way down, slowly and carefully; for, as she said to herself, "We must not both break the bones at one time."
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
If you were right in guessing this, you are equally wrong in the motive you ascribe to me.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Other dogs continued to rise on the ridge to keep the bear guessing.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Guessing

  • Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
    Scott Adams
  • The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.
    Jerome Bruner
  • Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives of the studio, the producer, and the audience. It is very hard to accomplish anything in that situation.
    Carter Burwell
  • Things change all the time, and they'll probably never be the same again. It's just the natural evolution of the human condition. Things change, and whatever it is is what it is. I mean, you try to start second guessing that, you either get rich or die broke.
    Guy Clark
  • I agree with the President that second-guessing is not a strategy, but at the same time, I want to continue the dialogue that ultimately will lead to bringing all of our troops home.
    Howard Coble

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