Definitions
- Making an estimate or prediction based on incomplete information. - Offering a possible answer or solution without certainty. - Expressing uncertainty or doubt about something.
- Assuming something to be true without evidence or proof. - Believing something to be true based on reasonable assumptions. - Acting as if something is true without explicit confirmation.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve making assumptions.
- 2Both are used when there is a lack of complete information.
- 3Both can be used to express uncertainty or doubt.
- 4Both can be used in informal and formal contexts.
What is the difference?
- 1Certainty: Guess implies less certainty than presume. A guess is a prediction or estimation without any strong evidence, while presumption is based on some reasonable assumptions.
- 2Evidence: Presume suggests that there is some evidence or reason to believe something is true, while guess does not require any evidence.
- 3Connotation: Presume has a more formal connotation than guess, which is more casual.
- 4Usage: Guess is more commonly used in everyday conversation, while presume is more often used in formal writing or legal contexts.
- 5Expectation: Presume can also imply an expectation or assumption of behavior or action, while guess does not have this connotation.
Remember this!
Guess and presume are synonyms that both involve making assumptions or predictions without complete information. However, guess implies less certainty and is more casual, while presume suggests that there is some evidence or reason to believe something is true and is more formal. Additionally, presume can also imply an expectation or assumption of behavior or action.
