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surmise
[ser-mahyz, ser-mahyz, sur-mahyz]
verb (used with object)
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
to conjecture or guess.
noun
a matter of conjecture.
an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
a conjecture or opinion.
surmise
verb
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence
noun
an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence
Other Word Forms
- surmisable adjective
- surmisedly adverb
- surmiser noun
- unsurmised adjective
- unsurmising adjective
- ܰˈ adjective
- ܰˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of surmise1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
From the time the men were told they would be deported on Monday evening to the time the plane took off was about 17 hours, the judge surmised, “obviously insufficient.”
All the while, he’s surmising what he might gain by rifling through his associates’ drawers and desks.
Depending on how everything shakes out, Eddy surmises stars could be reintroduced to the Pacific within three to five years.
But when the lights dimmed for a film tribute to Scott Sanders, even a stranger could surmise that the man of the hour was no ordinary office jockey.
One can surmise that Hektor — a non-white, working-class super at this Manhattan building — has much more to lose than Iris does if he’s let go by the management company for not following their instructions.
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