guessing
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- noun
- /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/
- In the game, players earn points for accurate guessing of the hidden words.
- keep guessing
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Watch on YouTubeJust take a really wild guess, a really wild less than that.
- Just take a really wild guess, a really wild less than that.
- I mean, we, it's all guess guesses on our part at this point.
- In all honesty, I don't know, but I did guess I made my own guess.
- All those purchasing power parity guesses between currencies are mostly a model.
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I mean, when you're, when you're left guessing, you never know if you're right.
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Before long, European map makers were guessing the location of his mythical Kingdom.
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And it can be either sort of guessing right or guessing wrong.
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- Guessing is not in my nature, Doctor.
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You find them by guessing, literally.
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I have to try to read you and, and take a guess and hope I'm right.
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OK, both really good guesses, but now we're going to find out.
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The doctor asked if my guessing about the diagnosis was correct.
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Good guessing can lead to surprising results in trivia contests.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person's view about something
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1.0
An answer or opinion made without enough information
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3.5
A belief people accept as true without proof
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4.8
A guess or idea made without enough proof
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4.7
A guess based on a feeling rather than facts
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2.7
A guess made without enough evidence
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5.8
An idea accepted as true without proof used as a basis for thinking or action
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3.2
An opinion about someone's qualities or how much people respect them
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4.2
An answer made without enough facts
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6.8
A rough guess of an amount when you lack exact information
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An idea based on little evidence
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6.5
An opinion about the value and quality of a person or thing
A tendency to form ideas without firm proof
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Etymology
Guessing comes from the old verb guess, which people long ago used to mean 'to take a chance' or 'to judge without proof'. That's why guessing is making an opinion or choice when you do not have enough information.