I guess

Hesitant yes, maybe

I guess expresses tentative agreement, mild uncertainty, or reluctant acceptance.

It hedges a statement, signaling the speaker isn't fully committed: I guess we could try that, She's nice, I guess.

It can also introduce a conclusion reached without complete confidence: I guess you're right.

The phrase often conveys passive acquiescence rather than enthusiasm: Do you want to come? —I guess.

Related

I supposeTentative concession phrase
supposeAccept as true tentatively
maybeExpression of uncertainty
perhapsExpressing uncertainty
not sureState of doubt

reckon · assume · uncertain · shrug · hesitate · doubtful · tentative · probably · on second thought · figure · believe · think · gut feeling · speculate · wonder · unsure · iffy · hedge

Categories

filler phrasesum, uh, like, you know, I mean
Thinking phrasesI think, I believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose
filler wordsum, uh, er, hmm, ah
I statementsI am, I feel, I think, I believe, I want
not reallynot quite, sort of, kind of, maybe, hardly
Timid expressionsum, uh, well, maybe, perhaps

Opposites

certainty and conviction

I guessI know

Acknowledgment of awareness

absolutely · definitely · without a doubt · certainly · undoubtedly

enthusiasm and willingness

I guessabsolutely

Completely, without exception

definitely · of course · enthusiastically · wholeheartedly · hell yes

decisiveness

I guessno

Opposite of yes

yes · absolutely not · I refuse · I will · make no mistake

Family

guess, guessed, guessing, guesser, guesses, guesswork, guesstimate

Familiarity: Top 10,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G