as in speculative
existing only as an assumption or speculation
a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information
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Recent Examples of conjectural
The first two questions are too hypothetical and conjectural.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2026
Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2026
Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.
—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for conjectural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectural
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Whether such an android would have a soul or be self-aware, Lee said that's more speculative.
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Their investment materials include the typical warnings, that positions can be illiquid, speculative and difficult to value.
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The potential for prefab to capture a large share of the fire recovery and speed its progress is still only hypothetical.
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More than 30 years ago, researchers discovered that hypothetical computers based on the laws of quantum physics would be able to rapidly solve difficult math problems.
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When people see that scams can be built around them specifically, security habits stop feeling theoretical and start feeling necessary.
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After machine learning identified promising candidates, researchers verified them through theoretical calculations before synthesizing and experimentally confirming the materials.
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“Conjectural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectural. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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