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guessing

guessing

1 1.6
Forming an idea without enough information
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/
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  • In the game, players earn points for accurate guessing of the hidden words.
  • keep guessing

Just take a really wild guess, a really wild less than that.

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Examples

  • I mean, when you're, when you're left guessing, you never know if you're right.

  • Before long, European map makers were guessing the location of his mythical Kingdom.

  • And it can be either sort of guessing right or guessing wrong.

  • - Guessing is not in my nature, Doctor.

  • You find them by guessing, literally.

  • I have to try to read you and, and take a guess and hope I'm right.

  • OK, both really good guesses, but now we're going to find out.

  • The doctor asked if my guessing about the diagnosis was correct.

  • Good guessing can lead to surprising results in trivia contests.

Synonyms

opinion
vsguessing
1.0

A person's view about something

is the specific act of making such a belief without sufficient evidence
guess
vsguessing
768 1.0

An answer or opinion made without enough information

is the general activity of forming opinions without sufficient evidence
assumption
vsguessing
513 3.5

A belief people accept as true without proof

is specifically the act of forming an opinion without enough information
speculation
vsguessing
288 4.8

A guess or idea made without enough proof

is the everyday act of forming an opinion without enough proof
hunch
vsguessing
159 4.7

A guess based on a feeling rather than facts

is a reasoned or stated opinion formed without sufficient evidence
conclusion
vsguessing
48 2.7

A guess made without enough evidence

is the ongoing act of forming opinions without enough information
presumption
vsguessing
35 5.8

An idea accepted as true without proof used as a basis for thinking or action

is the act of forming an opinion without sufficient supporting evidence
estimation
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31 3.2

An opinion about someone's qualities or how much people respect them

is the act of forming an opinion or estimate without sufficient information
guesswork
vsguessing
20 4.2

An answer made without enough facts

is focused on the act itself rather than the ongoing process
estimate
vsguessing
19 6.5

An opinion about the value and quality of a person or thing

is concerned specifically with forming opinions without adequate information
guesstimate
vsguessing
  • Informal
5 6.8

A rough guess of an amount when you lack exact information

is the broader act of forming opinions without sufficient evidence
surmise
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3 7.9

An idea based on little evidence

is a more general term for forming opinions without enough information
speculativeness
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9.8

A tendency to form ideas without firm proof

refers to actually forming opinions or estimates without sufficient information

Antonyms

certainty
  • Literature
202 3.4

A strong feeling that something is true or will happen

Idioms

8.1

Something very obvious and easy to guess

Compounds

10 3.4

A game where people try to find out what something is from small clues

How Certain

conclusion
632 1.6
inference
42 5.7
estimation
15 3.4
guessing
1 1.6
speculation
288 4.8

Surface Forms

guessing singular
guessings plural

Morphology

guessing = guess (transparent) = guess + ing

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'guess' with '-ing', denoting the act or process; learners can derive the meaning from 'guess'.

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.