surmise
verb (used with object)
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
surmised
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past participleof surmise.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 surmise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
surmiseverb (used with object)to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
Example Sentences
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“I imagine there’s some sort of glitch or bug that’s blasting all your followers when you use similar captions,” they surmised.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier surmised it could lead to "mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures, external", for one of the industry's biggest companies.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Slemrod surmised that by 2030, the number of man-first tax returns might be 3 to 4 percentage points lower, or about 85% of heterosexual married couples.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
In other words, many managers surmised, if you can gauge it, you can improve upon it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Their guns were probably rifles, he surmised, and they were probably held barrel up, between their knees.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
