educated guesses
Reasoned but uncertain
Educated guesses are estimates or predictions based on relevant knowledge and experience rather than complete information.
Unlike wild guesses, they draw on what you already know to make reasonable inferences: I don't have the exact figures, but my educated guess is around two million.
The singular form works the same way: Take an educated guess.
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- approximationNear but inexact value
surmise · extrapolation · deduction · assumption · guesstimate · postulation · ballpark figure · rough estimate
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- approximationNear but inexact value
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
tentativeness · probability · likelihood · plausibility · margin of error · confidence level · uncertainty · imprecision
Founded on expertise
- acumenSharpness of mind
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
intuition · pattern recognition · expertise · background knowledge
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- estimationApproximate value judgment
approximation · surmise · extrapolation · deduction · assumption · guesstimate · postulation · ballpark figure · rough estimate · speculation
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- approximationNear but inexact value
hedging · tentativeness · probability · likelihood · plausibility · margin of error · confidence level · uncertainty · imprecision · provisionally
knowledge-based
Founded on expertise
- acumenSharpness of mind
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
wisdom · intuition · pattern recognition · expertise · background knowledge
- guessworkconjecture, speculation, estimation, approximation, rough estimate
- conjecturinghypothesizing, theorizing, speculating, conjecturing, supposing
educated guesseswild guesses
Uninformed attempts at answers
shots in the dark · stabs in the dark · uneducated guesses · throwing darts · gut feelings
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