to guess

Examples

• All

• As you listen to everyone, try to guess what the original sentence is.

  Academic text (2011)

• Students are taught that they should only guess when they have no idea what the answer is.

  Academic text (1993)

• Well, with that, I guess Hank is our winner.

  SciShow

• I guess I'm the last of my kind.

  Last Breath (2025)

• I guess the holidays just aren't the same without her.

  Dirty Dishes (2022)

• Children used their prior knowledge of instruments to accurately guess the sound of an egg shaker.

  Academic text (2013)

• One caption challenged the reader to guess the name of its subject.

  Academic text (2017)

• Only after my trips west had ceased did I guess the answer to the enigma.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Can you guess the answer to this riddle based on the clues provided?

• I had to guess where she was going since she didn't tell me.

Synonyms

T

to think

vsto guess

∞ 1.0

To have an opinion or guess about something

is specifically about forming an answer or estimate without enough information

S

to suppose

vsto guess

∞ 2.7

To think something is true without clear proof

is a broader act of forming an answer without enough information

A

to assume

vsto guess

∞ 3.2

Think something is true without proof

is an opinion formed without enough information, not necessarily taken for granted

E

to estimate

vsto guess

765 2.8

To make a rough calculation of how much or how many something is

is broader, covering any opinion or answer without enough information

S

to speculate

vsto guess

254 4.8

To think about possible reasons or outcomes when there are not enough facts

is a simple opinion or answer formed without sufficient information

V

to venture

vsto guess

• Formal

48 5.1

To offer an opinion or guess when you might be wrong

is the basic act of forming an opinion without enough certainty

H

to hazard

vsto guess

12 6.7

To make a guess even if you might be wrong

is a general formation of an answer without enough information, not stressing risk

C

to conjecture

vsto guess

7 7.6

To form an opinion without enough proof

is a more general opinion made without enough information or certainty

Antonyms

K

to know

∞ 1.0

To have information about something

Idioms

G

guess what

• Informal

91 4.9

A phrase you say before telling surprising news

A

anyone's guess

• Informal

9 7.0

Something very uncertain that you cannot predict

L

let me guess

• Informal

3 4.6

Said when you are about to say what you think happened

Y

your guess is as good as mine

• Informal

1 7.4

Something you say when you do not know the answer any more than the other person does

B

by guess or by gosh

• Informal

9.9

People make decisions by guessing when there is no clear plan

Phrasal Verbs

S

to second-guess

• Informal

27 6.1

To criticize a decision after you know the result

S

to second-guess oneself

• Informal

9 7.0

To doubt your own decisions and worry you made the wrong choice

How Certain

to conclude

428 3.1

estimate

370 2.6

to guess

∞ 1.0

to suppose

∞ 2.7

to speculate

254 4.8

Surface Forms

Etymology