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conjectural

adjective

kən-ˈjek-chə-rəl

Definition of conjectural

as in speculative

existing only as an assumption or speculation a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information

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Recent Examples of conjectural The first two questions are too hypothetical and conjectural. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for conjectural

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The author’s latest speculative dystopian fiction features parallel universes that explore alternate realities — and doppelgangers that stumble between the two.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The building, the paper said, reflected how big the speculative side of the oil trade had become.

— Brian C. Black, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of speculative

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Farther from Tau Ceti, where the light was weaker, a hypothetical high-sensitivity camera could reveal them.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
In this approach, researchers come up with hypothetical scenarios based on existing technology trends, leaning into certain features.

— Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

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