guessed
Took a shot
Guessed is the past tense of guess—to estimate, conjecture, or arrive at an answer without complete information.
I guessed the number correctly.
She guessed he wasn't coming back.
To have guessed right is to have been correct despite uncertainty; to have guessed wrong is to have erred in one's estimate.
Verbally expressed, past tense
stated · suggested · implied · hinted · wondered · questioned · proposed · speculated
Calculated without precision
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- assumedTaken as true
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
- deducedReached by reasoning
projected · gauged · evaluated · reckoned · conjectured · extrapolated · assessed · ballparked
Sense of unease about motives
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
assumption · supposition · gut feeling · premonition · intuition · instinct · notion · impression
Likelihood expressed numerically
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
uncertainty · gamble · risk · wager · bet · long shot · coin flip · lottery
said
Verbally expressed, past tense
responded · stated · suggested · implied · hinted · wondered · questioned · proposed · speculated · surmised
approximated
Calculated without precision
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- assumedTaken as true
- inferredConcluded from indirect evidence
deduced · projected · gauged · evaluated · reckoned · conjectured · extrapolated · assessed · ballparked · guesstimated
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · assumption · supposition · gut feeling · premonition · intuition · instinct · notion · impression · theory
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- luckChance affecting outcomes
randomness · uncertainty · gamble · risk · wager · bet · long shot · coin flip · lottery · blind luck
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
guessedknew
Past awareness state
known · ascertained · established · confirmed · verified
- guess whatPhrase preceding surprising news
- I guessUncertain agreement phrase
- take a guessAttempt without certainty
- wild guessUninformed speculation attempt
- guess whoPlayful identity challenge
- best guessLikeliest prediction attempted
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