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verb

Definition of guessesnext
present tense third-person singular of guess
1
as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner

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2
as in estimates
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left

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3
as in thinks
to have as an opinion I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing

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guesses

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noun

plural of guess
as in theories
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesses
  1. assumes
  2. estimates
  3. thinks
  4. theories
  5. believes
  6. calculates
  7. hypotheses
  8. imagines
Verb
  • The formula assumes that interest compounds over a full year, but most small loans are repaid within weeks or months.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That assumes the Denver Broncos (9-6), who lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) on Thursday, hold on to the seventh playoff slot.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumes
Verb
  • The street estimates the average revenue growth rate to be in the high-teens over the next few years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Between this past Saturday and the New Year, AAA estimates that about 1,077,918 Nutmeggers — nearly 30% of the population — will travel more than 50 miles for the holidays.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of estimates
Verb
  • The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Prasad, for instance, thinks there’s a kind of egalitarianism that’s inherent in English and missing from its Indian alternatives.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinks
Noun
  • The curriculum will cover both cybersecurity theories and applications in fields such as network security, system security, cryptography, and secure autonomous vehicles.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Over the years since Hutchins’ death, a range of theories from sabotage to stray ammunition coming from her father and seasoned Hollywood gun coach Thell Reed have been suggested by defense lawyers, various prosecutors, district attorneys and more.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of theories
Verb
  • Purnell believes the controversy over the name arose after people heard it and searched online to find out more about the restaurant.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Management believes that this steep discount is unwarranted given the robust growth opportunities experienced by its group companies, such as Canal+ Group, Havas, and Lagardère.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of believes
Verb
  • Lee Jung-jae says his measure of success for his own performance is telegraphing the complex morality of his character, as Gi-hun constantly calculates the correctness of his choices.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • For example, if multiple VCs have invested in the same company at different stages, the model calculates a score for each VC based on their specific investment and level of participation.
    TrueBridge Capital, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of calculates
Noun
  • Some hypotheses suggest the site served as a ceremonial or religious center, possibly involving funerary rituals, as evidenced by nearby Neolithic burials.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Benefit of a Bald Body Over the years, several hypotheses have been proposed.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hypotheses
Verb
  • Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
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