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Definitions

daresay

[dair-sey] / ˈdɛərˈseɪ /
VERB
deem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow assume believe expect feel presume suppose suspect
STRONG
account appraise calculate conceive conjecture credit divine esteem estimate guess hold imagine judge know reckon sense surmise think understand view
WEAK
be afraid set store by
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disbelieve
STRONG
disregard forget ignore misinterpret mistrust misunderstand neglect

Example Sentences

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I daresay that if you put your money in the right places and you are careful, you could even retire at 55 with $500,000 and be perfectly fine.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

"I daresay it's going to offer quite a bit," said Smith in his Christmas Day news conference.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

I daresay watermelon is summer’s most darling melon.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

“I daresay it will be business as usual, because he’s been cut of the same cloth as Mark Drakeford,” Welsh Conservative leader Andrew R.T.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

I daresay it is the waiting which disturbs her; she will be all right when he arrives.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.