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conjecture

/kənˈdʒektʃə(r)/noun

उच्चारण कन्जेक्चर

अनुमान, अटकल, कयास

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing

    अनुमान, अटकल, कयास

    • The report is based on conjecture, not on facts.
    • Radhika's conjecture about the result turned out to be correct.

    Synonyms guess speculation supposition surmise hypothesis

    Opposite fact certainty proof

  2. 2

    [U] formal

    the act of forming an opinion without having definite knowledge

    अनुमान लगाना, अटकलबाज़ी

    • What caused the fire is still a matter for conjecture.

    Synonyms speculation guesswork surmise

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (that)… | ~ sth formal

    to form an opinion about something even though you do not have much information on it

    अनुमान लगाना, अटकल लगाना

    • Some scientists conjectured that the disease came from birds.
    • We can only conjecture about his reasons.

    Synonyms guess speculate surmise suppose infer

◇Word family
conjectural adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

guess speculation supposition surmise hypothesis guesswork speculate suppose infer

Antonyms

fact certainty proof

?Which word?

Do not confuse conjecture (a guess made without proof) and conjuncture (a combination of events at a particular time).

Conjecture (बिना प्रमाण के लगाया गया अनुमान) और conjuncture (किसी विशेष समय पर घटनाओं का मेल) को आपस में confuse मत कीजिए।