Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for conjecture

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

He dismissed it as mere conjecture.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

speculation

Same sentence, swapped: He dismissed it as mere speculation.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for conjecture as it is used in the sentence above.

framework
hypothetical
premise

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

complexnouncompositea conceptual whole made up of complicated and related partsRidgelineHas a reason line comprehendverbdigget the meaning of somethingRidgeline configurationnounconstellationan arrangement of parts or elementsRidgeline confusionnoundisarraya mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behaviorRidgeline researchnouninquirya search for knowledgeTreelineHas a reason line resourcenounimaginationthe ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problemsRidgeline respectnounregarda detail or pointTreelineHas a reason line fabricatedadjectivefanciedformed or conceived by the imaginationRidgeline

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