Phrase guide

educated guess

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A well-informed guess or estimate based on experience or theoretical knowledge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guesstimate, intelligent guess

Antonyms: uneducated guess

Broader terms: guess, estimate, hypothesis

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: conjectura — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有根據的推測 /有根据的推测 (yǒu gēnjù de tuīcè) — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Czech: kvalifikovaný odhad — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Finnish: valistunut arvaus — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: supposition éclairée — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: supposition bien informée — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: hypothèse raisonnée — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: hypothèse raisonnable — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: hypothèse bien fondée — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: estimation éclairée — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • French: hypothèse éclairée — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • German: fundierte Vermutung — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Hebrew: ניחוש מושכל — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Italian: stima ragionata — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Italian: ipotesi plausibile — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Italian: supposizione plausibile — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvalifisert gjetning — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Polish: domysł na podstawie doświadczenia — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Portuguese: palpite fundamentado — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Portuguese: suposição fundamentada — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Portuguese: hipótese fundamentada — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Portuguese: hipótese plausível — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Russian: обосно́ванное предположе́ние (obosnóvannoje predpoložénije) — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Russian: предположе́ние (predpoložénije) — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Serbo-Croatian: učeno pogađanje — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Serbo-Croatian: učena pretpostavka — guess based on experience or knowledge
  • Swedish: kvalificerad gissning — guess based on experience or knowledge