Synonyms for surmise
sərˈmaɪz; ˈsɜr maɪzsur·mise

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1. surmiseverb

   To doubt is to lack conviction. Incompleteness of evidence may compel one to doubt, or some perverse bias of mind may incline him to. Distrust may express simply a lack of confidence; as, I distrust my own judgment; or it may be nearly equivalent to suspect; as, I distrusted that man from the start. Mistrust and suspect imply that one is almost assured of positive evil; one may distrust himself or others; he suspects others. Mistrust is now rarely, if ever, used of persons, but only of motives, intentions, etc. Distrust is always serious; mistrust is often used playfully. Compare SUPPOSE. Compare synonyms for DOUBT, n.

   Synonyms:
   distrust, doubt, doubt, mistrust, suspect

   Antonyms:
   believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust

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1. surmiseverb

   Synonyms:
   suspect, imagine, conjecture, guess, fancy, presume, suppose

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesisverb

   a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

   Synonyms:
   guess, possibility, conjecture, guesswork, theory, meditation, venture, supposition, dead reckoning, guessing, surmisal, supposal, assumption, hypothesis, speculation, shot

2. surmiseverb

   infer from incomplete evidence

   Synonyms:
   suspect

3. suspect, surmiseverb

   imagine to be the case or true or probable

   "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

   Synonyms:
   suspect, distrust, mistrust

Matched Categories

1. • Guess
   • Infer

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1. surmiseverb

   Synonyms:
   imagine, suspect, conjecture, suppose, guess, divine, fancy, believe, think, presume

2. surmisenoun

   Synonyms:
   conjecture, suspicion, supposition, guess

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1. surmisenoun

   Synonyms:
   supposition, conjecture, guess, suspicion

2. surmiseverb

   Synonyms:
   suppose, conjecture, suspect, guess, opine

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How to use surmise in a sentence?

1. Omar Khayyám:

   Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again.

2. Meghan McCain:

   My little sister Bridget, for the first time ever, has decided that she wants to speak out. She's very, very private. ... Anyone who knows anything about political history could probably surmise why she's chosen to lead a very private life, but she felt inclined to say and tweet this, it's very brave of her -- she's young and she does not speak publicly.

3. Craig Pirrong:

   I would surmise that in say five years there will be robust derivatives markets in LNG.

4. Yuri Lapshin:

   The hydrotechnical structure was built in a makeshift way, as I surmise, in violation of all conceivable and inconceivable standards.

5. David Fajgenbaum:

   In the same way that monoclonal antibodies are extraordinarily effective given early in the disease course, one would surmise that plasma would be more likely to be more helpful if given earlier, and these trials just haven't been studying it in earlier disease course.