surmise surmise

noun

() a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence  ( conjecture, hypothesis, supposition, surmisal, surmise, guess, speculation )
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

verb

() infer from incomplete evidence  ( surmise )
infer from incomplete evidence

() imagine to be the case or true or probable  ( surmise, suspect )
imagine to be the case or true or probable
 I suspect he is a fugitive
I suspect he is a fugitive
 I surmised that the butler did it
I surmised that the butler did it