conjectured
Supposed without evidence
Conjectured means guessed or theorized without firm evidence.
To conjecture is to form an opinion based on incomplete information: Scientists conjectured that the fossils were millions of years old.
The word carries more intellectual weight than guess but less certainty than conclude.
She conjectured that he'd left early to avoid the traffic.
Concluded without proof
- guessedEstimated without certainty
- assumedTaken as true
- postulatedAssumed for argument's sake
- presumedBelieved without certainty
deduced · theorized · reasoned · extrapolated · speculated · supposed · posited · hypothesized
Not officially validated
- unprovenNot yet established
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- uncertainNot firmly known
- questionableOf uncertain validity
doubtful · inconclusive · speculative · unsupported · unsubstantiated · hypothetical · provisional · undetermined
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- surmiseGuess from incomplete information
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
postulate · theory · presumption · guesswork · hunch · thesis · proposition · premise
surmised
Concluded without proof
- guessedEstimated without certainty
- assumedTaken as true
- postulatedAssumed for argument's sake
presumed · deduced · theorized · reasoned · extrapolated · speculated · supposed · posited · hypothesized · reckoned
unconfirmed
Not officially validated
questionable · doubtful · inconclusive · speculative · unsupported · unsubstantiated · hypothetical · provisional · undetermined · alleged
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- suppositionBelief without proof
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- surmiseGuess from incomplete information
inference · postulate · theory · presumption · guesswork · hunch · thesis · proposition · premise · notion
conjecturedproven
Established as fact
confirmed · verified · demonstrated · established · known
conjecturedcalculated
Figured out mathematically
measured · observed · determined · computed · documented