Definition of Conjecture
an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence
Examples of Conjecture in a sentence
Since the police have not given a statement yet, the reporter can only make a conjecture about the crisis. 🔊
Because the scientist had only conjecture to back up his untested theory, he doubted if the university would offer him any research funds. 🔊
Your argument is being ignored because it is basically nothing but conjecture! 🔊
For the most part, you are merely stating conjecture when you insist your team is going to win the football championship. 🔊
Why are you getting upset about something that is simply conjecture and has not been proven? 🔊
Until we hear from the mechanic, we can only view this car estimate as a conjecture of the actual price. 🔊
Let us disprove this scientific conjecture by conducting a laboratory experiment. 🔊
The jury rejected the attorney’s conjecture about the defendant’s motive because of a lack of evidence. 🔊
After doing additional research, the scientist admitted his conjecture about the chemical reaction was incorrect. 🔊
While I have never met the teenage singer, my conjecture about him is that he is a troubled young man with a bad attitude. 🔊
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