wild guess

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wild guess

noun wild guesses

A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience. Near-synonyms: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark; see also Thesaurus:supposition
Similar: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark, assumption, conjecture, foreguess, given, guess, hunch, hypothesis

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@misc{wild_guess_2026,
  title = {wild guess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wild%20guess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}