Surmise

What do we mean by surmise?

To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess. intransitive verb

To say (something) as a guess or conjecture. intransitive verb

To make a guess or conjecture. intransitive verb

An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture. noun

To accuse; make a charge against; also, to bring forward as an accusation.

In old English law, to suggest; allege.

To infer or guess upon slight evidence; conjecture; suspect.

Synonyms Imagine, Guess, etc. (see conjecture); fancy, apprehend, mistrust.

In old English law, a suggestion. See suggestion, 5. noun

In ecclesiastical law, an allegation in a libel. noun

The thought that something may be, of which, however, there is no certain or strong evidence; speculation; conjecture. noun

Thought; reflection. noun

Synonyms See surmise, verb, and inference. noun

To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess. transitive verb

A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess. noun

Reflection; thought. noun

Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, surmises of jealousy or of envy. noun

Reflection; thought; posit. noun

To conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises. verb

A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence noun

Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

Reflection; thought; posit.

Words that are spelled similarly to surmise:
surmise, survise.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word surmise:
metaphysics, correct, might, partly, perhaps, script, likely, object, fact, must, potential, probably, keep.

Words that rhyme with surmise:
arise, analyze, rise, advise, compromise, comprise, exercise, enterprise, mize, demise, otherwise, wise, recognize, realize, devise, eyes, apprise, size, apologize, patronize, despise, franchise, emphasize, surprise, disguise, reprise, revise, chastise, prize, galvanize, improvise, utilize, scrutinize, optimize, organize, likewise, guise, proselytize, merchandise, flies, prise, criticize, jeopardize, synchronize, synthesize, ostracize, prioritize, lies, capitalize, mesmerize, rationalize, plagiarize, materialize, epitomize, advertise, allies, characterize, empathize, summarize, amortize, tantalize, mobilize, aggrandize, subsidize, marginalize, authorize, belies, polarize, visualize, antagonize, catalyze, paralyze, customize, memorize, metastasize, supervise, supplies, ties, stigmatize, capsize, pulverize, fries, guys, minimize, stabilize, sunrise, hypothesize, familiarize, harmonize, maximize, energize, socialize, baptize, crystallize, sympathize, finalize, revitalize, disenfranchise, applies, emprise.

Adjectives that are often used to describe surmise:
wild, mere, false, such, vague, first, only, reasonable, pure, shrewd, invincible, latter, fair, much, horrible, correct, bold, natural, plausible, strange, dark, vain, safe, least, dim, bare, probable, above, earlier, glad, faint, idle, mute, evil, sudden, groundless, wrong, deep, obscure, unnatural, terrible, unreasonable, merest, slightest, interesting, accurate, sad, wildest, mild, scandalous, quiet, intelligent, unpleasant, improbable, likely, intuitional, dreadful, doubtful, ingenious, but, unfounded, sheer, unfavorable, logical, obvious, haggard, tentative, worst, sick, faintest, extravagant, hopeful, gratuitous.

Consonant match to surmise:
semis, summers, cymose, somers, simmers, samas, somas, samis, simas, simoes, siemers, c ms, sam his, sam hose, sam is, sama is, same ease, seam is, see ms, seem his, seem is, sema is, sim is, sima is, simm is, som is, soma is, some is, some whose, somme is, sum his, sum is, sum whose, summa is, sym is, syme is.

Words that sound like surmise:
surmise, surmised, semis, smise, surmiser, sermons, smas, sammies, samas, sarees, simas, surma, simoes, smos, ciris, smaze, snies, summas, surreys, surahs, armies, hermes, armas, ironize, hermas, sunnis, size, seems, seams, semi, sermon, sighs, sims, searches, serves, psalms, sirs, sams, cerise, serous, semite, simms, senes, sise, cires, simmers, sers, saunas, smight, sems, senese, samurais, simes, cers, sarnies, sermonize, cerny, cize, searles, serm, sanaz, cmos, semmes, ceris, samite, sanies, psenes, sirna, sirmon, scries, searls, smes, cirs, sieyes, cirrhus, samis, cems, simis, sea mouse, serges, sermonise, cims, crna, samms, siemers, smai, sea moss, sinas, seamers, semih, sanguis, seumas, crls, cymose, sanas, senas, cirm, psers, sam's, serranos.