nnoun.cognitiona hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)Synset:speculation
Examples:- speculations about the outcome of the election
- he dismissed it as mere conjecture
Derivationally Related Form:speculateconjecturalconjecture
Hypernyms:hypothesis possibility theory
Inherited Hypernyms:speculationhypothesisconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidenceSynset:guess hypothesis speculation supposition surmisal surmise
Derivationally Related Form:hypotheticalsupposesuppositionalguessconjecturalhypothecatesupposititioushypothesizesurmisespeculatesuppositious
Hypernyms:opinion view
Inherited Hypernyms:guessopinionmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:divination
nnoun.cognitionreasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidenceDerivationally Related Form:conjecturalconjecture
Hypernyms:abstract thought logical thinking reasoning
Inherited Hypernyms:conjecturereasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:supposalsuppositiontheorisationtheorization
Full Hyponyms:abstractionideologypresuppositionsuppositiontheorization
vverb.cognitionto believe especially on uncertain or tentative groundsSynset:hypothecate hypothesise hypothesize speculate suppose theorise theorize
Examples:- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Derivationally Related Form:theorizerhypothesistheorisationspeculationconjecturesupposalspeculativesuppositionspeculatortheorisertheory
Hypernyms:anticipate expect
Inherited Hypernyms:speculateexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:constructdevelopexplicateformulatereconstructretrace
Full Troponyms:etymologizeexplicatematurereconstructredevelop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: theorize, theorise, hypothecate, conjecture, hypothesize, speculate)