Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hypothesis | Yes | No | No | No |
surmise | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hypothesis (noun) | surmise (noun) |
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a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations | |
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
hypothesis (verb) | surmise (verb) |
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infer from incomplete evidence | |
imagine to be the case or true or probable |