Vocabulary
Conjecture
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
Urdu meaning
قیاس آرائی، تکا مارنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- There is hope, conjecture and even belief that this pact will bring `good` times for the country.
- This has led to conjecture regarding its potential use as a strategic reserve.
- However, all this is still conjecture, and it is hoped that the government will not tinker with the Constitution till the reserved seats matter is settled.
- But conjecture alone will not rid us of our troubles.
- Everyone but Ishaq Dar was present; and no one could miss how the footage had more close-ups of Atta Tarrar, the new PML-N MNA from Lahore, than anyone else, lending credence to conjecture about him being the new information minister.
Synonyms
guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, notion, belief, suspicion, presumption, assumption
Curator example
“conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied”
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