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wild guess

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

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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

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