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adjective

as in suspected

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verb

past tense of guess
1
as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner

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2
as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left

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3
as in thought
to have as an opinion I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing

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Recent Examples of guessed
Verb
Hill and White guessed their crowds were up to five times as large as the one at Sam Burley Park – 10,000 to 15,000 for a big game. — Austin Horn august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Looking back on her extraordinary life, few could have guessed how big that little girl could dream. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 One person in the audience counted seven bidders and guessed that anyone serious about winning would have been advised to go way, way above the estimate. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Abdeen guessed that they were drawn to the familiar symbols that the Masons borrowed from what the French had dubbed the Orient, such as the tarboosh, a brimless and tasselled hat. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 The big reason passkeys are safer is that they can't be stolen, copied, or guessed. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Sometimes PLCs have no passwords or easily guessed ones, security experts told CBS News. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Who ever would have guessed back then that Kent would make it to the Hall of Fame before Bonds did? — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Some of the other players guessed the palette was lip liner or foundation. — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
  1. suspected
  2. assumed
  3. estimated
  4. thought
  5. presumed
  6. supposed
  7. figured
  8. believed
Adjective
  • The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of suspected
Verb
  • The machinery switches on earlier than long assumed, as brain scans of infants reveal.
    — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For the latter, establish what is known, what is assumed, what still needs to be understood and what requires testing.
    — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • Coulter estimated Thursday that the library system receives one request per year.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One scientist estimated the Nepal-China flood wave roared down the first nearly 14 miles at a speed of 120 mph.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimated
Verb
  • The Sox thought Smith had fouled the inside pitch off his bat.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Despite months of processing in solo therapy and in couples therapy, my preparations for the first night away were not thought out—at all.
    — Carla Lalli, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of thought
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • There’s the basic practical question of how we’re supposed to believe that nobody has figured out who Russ is after more than six episodes.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Because somewhere in the middle of caring for your children and parents, you’re still supposed to make room for yourself.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of supposed
Verb
  • Women figured prominently in many of Mansour’s works, such as the 1984 Flight to Egypt, depicting a mother curled over her sleeping baby.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As many of us conclude from a life living in this country run by White people, Gayle figured the best way to stick around was to hide herself.
    — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of figured
Verb
  • Flowers, who has been sidelined from practice in recent days, is believed to be dealing with a minor hamstring injury.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Since antiquity, people have believed that planting a mulberry tree in front of one’s house is unlucky.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
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