noun
Meaning 1
A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark; see also Thesaurus:supposition
- The student had no idea how to solve the math problem, so he took a wild guess among the choices given.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark, assumption, conjecture, foreguess, given, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, posit, possibility, postulation, presumption, reckoning, speculation, supposition, surmise, suspicion, theory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guess