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guesswork

/ˈɡɛswɜːk/

/ˈɡɛswɜrk/

Translations

guessworknoun

The results of the experiment were based on guesswork.

Результаты эксперимента основывались на догадках.

His conclusions were nothing more than guesswork.

Его выводы были не более чем предположениями.

Additional translations

Synonyms

guessworkadjective

/ˈɡɛswɜːk/

/ˈɡɛswɜrk/

Used attributively before a noun to describe something based on guessing rather than certainty.

guessworknoun

The process or act of making a judgment or forming an opinion based on incomplete or uncertain information.

Without any concrete evidence, the detective's theory was largely based on guesswork.

An estimate or conclusion reached by guessing.

The final cost of the project was initially just a piece of guesswork.

guessworkadjective

Based on conjecture rather than definite knowledge; speculative.

Any figures quoted at this stage are purely guesswork estimates.