surmise

As verbs the difference between expect and surmise

is that expect is to look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that) while surmise is to conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises.

As a noun surmise is

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

As verbs the difference between surmise and believe

is that surmise is to conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises while believe is to accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing.

As a noun surmise

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

Surmise is a related term of presuppose.

As verbs the difference between surmise and presuppose

is that surmise is while presuppose is .

As verbs the difference between surmise and calculate

is that surmise is to conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises while calculate is to determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

As a noun surmise

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

Forecast is a related term of surmise.

As verbs the difference between forecast and surmise

is that forecast is to estimate how something will be in the future while surmise is .

As a noun forecast

is an estimation of a future condition.

Surmise is a related term of augury.

As a verb surmise

is .

As a noun augury is

a divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

Appraisal is a related term of surmise.

As a noun appraisal

is a judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.

As a verb surmise is

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As nouns the difference between inference and surmise

is that inference is the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction while surmise is thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

As a verb surmise is

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

Surmise is a related term of adjudge.

As verbs the difference between surmise and adjudge

is that surmise is while adjudge is to declare to be.

Foretell is a related term of surmise.

As verbs the difference between foretell and surmise

is that foretell is to predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy while surmise is .