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adjective
- 1. based on or involving conjecture: "the evidence was deemed too conjectural"
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CONJECTURAL definition: 1. based on how something seems and not on proof: 2. based on how something seems and not on…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONJECTURAL is of the nature of or involving or based on conjecture. How to use conjectural in a sentence.
Conjectural definition: of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical. See examples of CONJECTURAL used in a sentence.
[formal] There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims. Synonyms: speculative, theoretical, tentative, hypothetical More Synonyms of conjectural. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. English Quiz. Confusables. Synonyms of. 'conjectural' Language Lover's. Blog. French Translation of.
1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork. 2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork: The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election. v. con·jec·tured, con·jec·tur·ing, con·jec·tures. v.tr. To judge or conclude by conjecture; guess: "From the comparative silence below ...
adjective. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence. “theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural ”. synonyms: circumstantial, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious. theoretic, theoretical.
Definition of conjectural adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
conjecture. verb [ I ] formal uk / kənˈdʒek.tʃə r/ us / kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ / to guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof: We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture. [ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble. Synonyms.
1. a. : inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence. b. : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork. The criminal's motive remains a matter of conjecture. c. : a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved. 2. obsolete. a. : interpretation of omens. b. : supposition. conjecture. 2 of 2. verb.
noun. the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation. Synonyms: hypothesis, theory, supposition, inference, surmise. Obsolete. the interpretation of signs or omens.
