noun
conjecture
CEFR C2
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
In a sentence
Six example sentences with conjecture, each labelled with its topic.
Without a second sample, the age of the sediment remains conjecture, and the team says so plainly in the paper.
Science
The defense argued that motive was pure conjecture, since no witness had placed anyone near the office that evening.
Law
Her forecast rests on conjecture about next year's harvest, because the ministry has published no rainfall data since March.
Economics
Why the city was abandoned remains conjecture, since no record survives from the decade it emptied.
History
The play's authorship is conjecture, resting on a handwriting sample and two lines that echo a known poem.
Literature
The takeover rumor was conjecture built on a single lunch, yet the shares rose eight percent before the denial.
Finance
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Found in 5 published word lists
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Computer Science Word ListAuthoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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