conjectural

adjective
UK: /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/
US: /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/

  1. Based on guesswork or incomplete information; not proven.

    1. The report was conjectural and needs more facts to support it.
    2. The link between the illness and the medicine is still conjectural, though the evidence seems fairly strong.

  2. Involving or expressing opinions or judgments that are not based on sure knowledge.

    1. Her diagnosis is conjectural, so further tests are needed.
    2. Much of the supposed evidence for his early life is, inevitably, conjectural and based on rumour.

Synonyms

hypothetical presumptive theoretical tentative speculative

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "conjectural" in English means: Based on guesswork or incomplete information; not proven., Involving or expressing opinions or judgments that are not based on sure knowledge..

The phonetic transcription of "conjectural" is /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/ in British English and /kənˈdʒektʃərəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "conjectural": hypothetical, presumptive, theoretical, tentative, speculative.

Example usage of "conjectural": "The report was conjectural and needs more facts to support it.". More examples on the page.