Conjectural: meaning, example and synonyms

Conjecturaladj. Based on guesswork or incomplete evidence rather than proof.

Example

Because no written records survive, any account of how the stone circle was used remains conjectural, however plausible the archaeologists' reconstructions.

Part of speech: adjective
Synonyms: speculative, hypothetical, theoretical, suppositional
Antonyms: proven, factual, confirmed, certain
Memory tip: A conjecture is a guess; conjectural means built on guesses.

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Question 1

Since the comet's orbit had been observed for only a few weeks, the astronomers stressed that their predictions of its return were purely ______ and would need years of further data.

Question 2

The museum label admits that the reconstruction of the dinosaur's coloring is ______, since pigment rarely survives fossilization and the artist relied on comparisons with living birds.

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