noun
- an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information; a guess
verb
- to form an opinion or supposition about something on the basis of incomplete information
Usage: formal
Examples
- Without more evidence, we can only conjecture about what happened.
- His theory about the missing funds was pure conjecture.
- Scientists conjecture that the planet may have water.
- The detective’s conjecture proved to be correct.
- It’s dangerous to make decisions based on conjecture alone.
- Historians can only conjecture about the ancient civilization’s customs.
- Her conjecture about the stock market turned out to be wrong.