conjecture

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a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof:

There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.

to guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof:

We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture.

[ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble.

an opinion or judgment that is not based on proof; a guess:

[ U ] What lay behind the decision is open to conjecture.