GRE vocabulary
surmise
to infer or guess on the basis of incomplete evidence
In a sentence
Surmise in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing surmise in a sentence.
From his expression, she surmised that the news was bad.
Synonyms
Antonyms
knowverify
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Common questions
Questions about “surmise”
Surmise (verb) means to infer or guess on the basis of incomplete evidence
Here is surmise used in an example sentence: "From his expression, she surmised that the news was bad."
Common synonyms for surmise include infer, deduce, conjecture.
Antonyms of surmise include know, verify.
Surmise is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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