Synonyms for surmisal
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
surmise
Forms
- Plural
- surmisals → guesses, speculations, hypotheses, conjectures…
Example sentences
- guess I guess the time of reckoning has arrived at last.
- speculation He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.
- hypothesis Tom designed an experiment to test his hypothesis.
- conjecture In any case, you are wrong in your conjecture.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| surmisal | steady | |
| guess | rising | |
| speculation | steady | |
| hypothesis | steady | |
| conjecture | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- guess1
- 7 letters
- surmise2
- 10 letters
- hypothesis4, conjecture3
- 11 letters
- speculation4, supposition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (surmise2 = 2 syllables).