anticipate vs conjecture

conjecture vs anticipate

anticipate is not a noun while conjecture is a noun.

anticipate and conjecture both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anticipate	No	No	Yes	No
conjecture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, conjecture is a hyponym of anticipate; that is, conjecture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anticipate:

anticipate: regard something as probable or likely
conjecture: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Other hyponyms of anticipate include guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think, assume, presume, take for granted, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize, believe, trust.

anticipate (noun)	conjecture (noun)
	a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
	reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

anticipate (verb)	conjecture (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
regard something as probable or likely
realize beforehand
make a prediction about; tell in advance
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Difference between anticipate and conjecture

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