Antonyms for surmise


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb ser-mahyz; noun ser-mahyz, sur-mahyz
Phonetic Transcription : verb sərˈmaɪz; noun sərˈmaɪz, ˈsɜr maɪz


Definition of surmise

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to charge, allege," from Old French surmis, past participle of surmettre "to accuse," from sur- "upon" (see sur-) + mettre "put," from Latin mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "to infer conjecturally" is recorded from 1700. Related: Surmised; surmising.
  • noun guess, conclusion
  • verb come to a conclusion
Example sentences :
  • But since you ask for my opinion, you must tell me all you know or surmise of their inducements.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • For what purpose this umbrella may have been carried we can only surmise.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
  • With her appearance at C——-, commenced all that surmise could invent.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "You are quite right in that surmise also," answered Miss Jennie.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • It is not difficult to surmise to what enterprises the President referred.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • What danger she might at this moment be facing, he could only surmise.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • Some surmise that a fly not unlike the tsetse-fly of Africa killed them out.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • However, he had no time to surmise or even reply to her greeting.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The surmise that Galusha Bangs was a "nut" became a conviction.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The servants, too, must not know or surmise what had happened or the reason for it.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for surmise

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