lucky guess
Accidental correct answer
A lucky guess is an answer or prediction that turns out to be correct despite being made without real knowledge or evidence.
The luck lies in hitting on the right answer by chance rather than through reasoning or expertise: How did you know? —Just a lucky guess.
Often used with false modesty when someone suspects you knew more than you're letting on.
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- gut feelingInstinctive sense about something
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
chance · random · hit or miss · shot in the dark · stab in the dark · fortuitous · serendipity · gamble · stab · windfall · accident · right answer · bullseye · dart · lottery · providence · fate · stumble
- guessingprediction, hypothesis, conjecture, speculation, hunch
- guessesconjecture, supposition, speculation, surmise, guesstimate
- luckgood fortune, misfortune, fortune smiles, fortune favors, charmed life
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
- Upsetsupset, upset victory, upset win, underdog victory, underdog win
- coincidencescoincidence, happenstance, fluke, serendipity, synchronicity
lucky guesseducated guess
Reasoned speculation from facts
informed decision · deductive reasoning · logical deduction · logical inference · scientific analysis
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