SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
hazard
verb
To venture an idea or guess despite uncertainty.
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A Portrait in the Wrong Window · paragraph 6To venture an idea or guess despite uncertainty.
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See hazard in use
With only a corner of the photograph to inspect, he would hazard a guess about the season.
He was willing to hazard a guess on air.
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