conjecture
noun
the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
conjectured
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past participleof conjecture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof conjecture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
conjecturenounthe formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
Example Sentences
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Erdős conjectured that the maximum number of pairs, suggested by a gridlike system, could increase only slightly faster than the number of dots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Some Amazon-watchers have conjectured that the glitch may be connected to mass layoffs the company implemented in the summer in its cloud computing unit, with the jobs purportedly replaced by artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
But, for an elusive conjectured class of materials, physicists have now shown that the surface previously thought to be "featureless" holds an unmistakable signature that could lead to the first definitive observation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2024
“Is there a universal basis for selection? Is there a more quantitative formalism underlying this conjectured conceptual equivalence—a formalism rooted in the transfer of information?,” they ask of the world’s disparate phenomena.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
Maybe Dave guessed wrong on her, he conjectured.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
