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Vocabulary Entry
surmisal
|noun • verb
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N
noun
An act of surmising; a conjecture or speculation about something.
Example Sentences
"Her surmisal about the missing documents turned out to be correct."
"He made a surmisal regarding the cause of the delay."
"The detective's surmisal led to a breakthrough in the case."
V
verb
To surmise; to suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
Example Sentences
"I surmise that they are not coming to the meeting after all."
"Based on the clues, she surmised that the answer was hidden in plain sight."
"He surmised her intentions but didn't want to assume too much."