uneducated guess
Shot in dark
An uneducated guess is one made without relevant knowledge or information—the opposite of an educated guess.
Where an educated guess draws on experience or partial evidence, an uneducated guess is essentially random: I have no idea how many jellybeans are in that jar, so this is purely an uneducated guess.
- ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- stabPierce with point
- stab in the darkGuess without basis
- snap judgmentRapid evaluation without deliberation
conjecture · speculation · flying blind · approximation · surmise · gut feeling · leap of faith · inexperience · assumption · shot in the dark · intuition · uncertainty · estimation · trial-and-error · naivety · doubtfulness · illiteracy · rough estimate
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