Thesaurus / surmise
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Twas inevitable that they should pry and surmise––surmising much more than they dared pry.
THE CRUISE OF THE SHINING LIGHTNORMAN DUNCANIt may be difficult to surmise what has been the fate of these unfortunate men.
VOYAGE OF H.M.S. PANDORAEDWARD EDWARDSHe was not to suppose or surmise that it bothered or burdened her to be with him.
JANE JOURNEYS ONRUTH COMFORT MITCHELLBut excuse us; our business is to state facts and not to wonder or surmise.
FAIR TO LOOK UPONMARY BELLE FREELEYHer hand was dabbing furtively at her face for a purpose which Pierre could not surmise.
RIDERS OF THE SILENCESJOHN FREDERICKWe can surmise, perchance— But glancing that far oft is quite some glance!
WITH THE COLORSEVERARD JACK APPLETONSo detailed discussion was postponed to congratulation, inquiry, and surmise.
FIFTY-TWO STORIES FOR GIRLSVARIOUSThe greatest students of hybridism to-day confirm Spencer's surmise.
THE OLD WORLD IN THE NEWEDWARD ALSWORTH ROSSFrom the following memorandum of the trees growing in this garden any reader may surmise the enjoyment I have found in it.
DWARF FRUIT TREESF. A. WAUGHThe reasons for selecting this region are not difficult to surmise, tho there is no direct proof of the motive.
THE SCANDINAVIAN ELEMENT IN THE UNITED STATESKENDRIC CHARLES BABCOCKWORDS RELATED TO SURMISE
- antecedent
- apriority
- assignment
- assumption
- attribution
- axiom
- basis
- belief
- conclusion
- condition
- conjecture
- data
- deduction
- demonstration
- derivation
- explanation
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- shot in the dark
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- reads between lines
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- reasons
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- thinks
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- be apprehensive of
- be curious
- be dubious
- be in a quandary
- be puzzled
- be uncertain
- be undetermined
- call in question
- challenge
- demur
- disbelieve
- discredit
- dispute
- distrust
- fear
- fluctuate
- give no credence
- harbor suspicion
- have one's doubts
- have qualms
- hesitate
- imagine
- impugn
- insinuate
- misgive
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- not buy
- query
- question
- read differently
- scruple
- shilly-shally
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- smell a rat
- surmise
- suspect
- take dim view of
- vacillate
- waver
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- assessment
- assumption
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- conception
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- conjecture
- estimate
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